Category: WB Column
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Passionately Curious – Taking Flight
Read more: Passionately Curious – Taking FlightWell, that’s my article for today. Enjoy the rest of the week guys. I’m pulling your leg, of course. Today I’ll be taking a look into how the hell a giant lump of metal, weighing in at around 200 tons, can take off and just chill up high in the atmosphere pretending it’s a bird.…
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On Intellectual Curiosity and the Online Zeitgeist
Read more: On Intellectual Curiosity and the Online ZeitgeistIn an ambitious attempt to respond to Yentl’s article on Generation Wuss, I’ve come to the conclusion that this characterisation of my generation is actually a confronting, but accurate term for the post-postmodern generation that seems to have it all, desire it all, know it all. We flaunt our lives by underlining the insignificant, taking…
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The Problem With Using Philosophy For Self-Help
Read more: The Problem With Using Philosophy For Self-HelpThis morning I awoke from an elongated stupor to find myself hunched in a dark corner of the library, surrounded by Nietzsche books and empty budget-coffee cups. Nearby undergrads eyed me up warily. I dimly recalled having thrown a dictionary at them earlier because they were eating fruit too loudly. Looking down at my hands,…
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Seasonal Songs
Read more: Seasonal SongsWe can all rejoice once more, as youngster Spring is slowly taking over from old man Winter. A change in temperature, hours of sunlight, scenery, smells and spirit lies in our immediate future. Each season is distinct in a number of things, including the list I just mentioned. What in particular I want to draw…
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Stiftgedicht: Imagine a Kiss
Read more: Stiftgedicht: Imagine a KissClick the image to view full screen. Page 366 from “What I loved” by Siri Hustvedt (2003).
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