2014: the year of the plane
08 Mar: MH370 17 Jul: MH17 23 Jul: GE222 24 Jul: AH5017
lunch break (ii)
Sketch in progress.
Isidora & destiny
Even if our destiny is written, does that mean that we should just stop acting or do you continue doing what you think is right in the moment? Jeff Pinkner My recent binge (re)watching of Fringe has brought back one of my favourite existential questions of all time: destiny vs. free will. I was in … Continue reading Isidora & destiny
europa geht durch mich
This past week, the Manic Street Preachers released the brilliant Futurology and I realized I never truly felt that sense of Europe they talk about - maybe insular eyes see it as something a lot more close-knitted than it really is. My country joined the EU four years after I was born, back when it was still the EEC. Along with … Continue reading europa geht durch mich
dança para machos
in Visão nº1113
Dear Richard Dawkins
(©Zimbio)
“faith is a fine invention when gentlemen can see”
There are things you shouldn't have to believe in. You should simply know.
04-06-89
I am merely a discarded wooden plank powerless to resist the crushing of steel still, I want to save you no matter if you’re dead or still barely breathing, breathing Liu Xiaobo, June Fourth Elegies Translated from the Chinese by Jeffrey Yang Graywolf Press, 2012
a série que me está a fazer deixar o Game of Thrones na prateleira
A fórmula não tem muito de original: Equipa all-stars composta por personagens da literatura vitoriana? Check. Sangue e sexo semi-gratuitos por todo o lado? Check. Vampiros? Check. A Eva Green a fazer de bruxa? Check, check e check. Penny Dreadful traz-nos o Dr Frankenstein e a sua criatura (ironicamente, talvez a personagem mais bela da série), o hedonista Dorian … Continue reading a série que me está a fazer deixar o Game of Thrones na prateleira
Weekly Photo Challenge: Selfie
(I hate the word, by the way...)
Isidora & impatience
Found this jotted on a notebook from 2010 I had completely forgotten about. Four years later, I think impatience is just another excuse for lack of discipline. Yes, lack of speed is a challenge. The dyslexia that comes from thinking ahead of the words you're writing is a challenge. But isn't the ability to work … Continue reading Isidora & impatience
Make a wiSh
Today is World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day and the official website invites everyone - whether you have been diagnosed or not - to make a wish related to MS.You can also take the opportunity to learn more about the disease and maybe demystify some preconceived notions - as well as understanding the real effects it has on all those who … Continue reading Make a wiSh
“então, o fim-de-semana, correu bem?”
é office speak para "atão?, tens vida que valha alguma coisa fora daqui?"
15 anos depois
Às vezes compensa esperarmos pela idade/altura certa para ler certos livros.
correspondências
O teu pai era assim, não perdia tempo para pôr-se em contacto com altos personagens, fosse quem fosse. Escreveu ao Papa Pio XII a falar-lhe do Subud, e ao General de Gaulle a explicar-lhe as suas teorias de geo-estratégia mundial. Provavelmente terá escrito a bastantes mais pessoas, mas não me contou. Eu, ficava todo ufano de … Continue reading correspondências
projectos
A organizar outro blog no WordPress totalmente dedicado aos textos do meu pai - artigos antigos em papel, textos publicados em blogs e sites alheios, excertos dos livros que publicou.Brevemente, numa blogosfera perto de si.
connection
Detachment Movie Poster ©Lafar88 How are you to imagine anything if the images are always provided for you? Doublethink. To deliberately believe in lies, while knowing they're false. Examples of this in everyday life: "Oh, I need to be pretty to be happy. I need surgery to be pretty. I need to be thin, famous, … Continue reading connection
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