Etiket: Zeitgeist
Pandemic zeitgeist, between technophobia and technophilia
We don’t trifle with air quality in Japan. CO concentration readings2 are displayed there live in company meeting rooms, in stores and even in entertainment venues. The very simple and…
Zeitgeist: the reverence of the wandering monk
“I have no other wish than to be able to die in my hermitage at Namo Buddha, or in a similar place in Tibet or elsewhere,” writes the monk Matthieu…
Zeitgeist: the grain of sand in the machine
Basically, it’s all a question of rhythm. Even in a global pandemic, the old people slow us down or take their time to die, toddlers dawdle, the sick are absent,…
Zeitgeist: the taste of the country in seven spices
As far back as I can remember, I hate fudge, that dull symbol of the holiday season. I think of my grandmother Alvine’s, garnished with rancid walnuts bought in sachets…
Zeitgeist: die like a dog, or a cat
Nothing predisposed her to become “Dr Death ”or the“ Body bag lady ”of her profession. Yet a dozen years ago, the DD Céline Leheurteux got tired of hiding from her…
Zeitgeist: the fairy of my home
Among the waves of indignation of the fall, I thought about surfing this one: can you be a feminist and hire a cleaning lady (also called a “housekeeper” or “surface…