Egon Balas: Time and Freedom
Egon Balas was an inspiration to researchers. His will to freedom is a parable for all of us. Egon exemplified the virtue of nobly bearing one's misfortunes while being a shining light for everyone.
Category Life
Rethinking Travel Books and Culture
How should one rethink travel and culture? How do we really learn about places we visit? I review a “lost” treasure-set of books. Notes on Borges and death, La Jetée that influenced the birth of Science Fiction cyber punk, and rediscovering Ancient classics.
Ghosts of our Past
What the underrated Poltergeist tells us about our past and our future. Tying into two excellent books from 2017, and the principle of scientific management.
Paris to the Moon – Review
Paris to the Moon is a love letter, exquisite and heartfelt. It is not one that a pining star-crossed lover writes, but one a soldier writes to family back home. The Paris of lovers is well-trodden. Paris to the Moon describes…
Sights & Sounds 2018
Here are some films and podcast episodes that I liked in 2018. Sights (Film, TV, etc.) Bladerunner 2049 was a thought provoking movie and a well-deserved sequel to Bladerunner. Love per Square Foot was a cheerful and peppy urban love…
Standing on Escalators and Classroom Teaching
During the holiday travels, one of the vexing things that you might have come across is people in a hurry, those who hurtle by at excessive speed on airport escalators, as you stand. Conversely, you might be the one trying…
Subscribing to the Blog
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