Enjoy culture: a self-indulgent post
When your host in Chapel Hill is a PhD student in Italian Literature, it should not come as a surprise if he invites you to attend one of the many lectures that the University of North Carolina has to offer. My chance came today: I had the pleasure of hearing Prof. Jeffrey Schnapp of Stanford [...]
Absence
Watching (again) Godard’s Le Mepris, I’ve stumbled upon Hölderlin’s verses:
Furchtlos bleibt aber, so er es muß, der Mann
Einsam vor Gott, es schützet die Einfalt ihn,
Und keiner Waffen brauchts und keiner
Listen, so lange, bis Gottes [...]
From Budapest to Montana
The following murderous events unfolded during my first day in Cleveland, as I was invited out for dinner alongside a pianist/composer/arranger for one of the best bands ever (Ok, it’s Loz), a university lecturer and a poet*. I cannot share with you further details about my party, in order to protect the lives of the [...]
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