Some people are leaving the big city for the countryside I am here in upstate New York, somewhere in Sullivan County, about two and a half hours (northwest) from the hustle and bustle of New York City. I came to visit family and ended up staying for a few more days in the countryside, where…
Month: June 2022
About "Geist", hedgehogs and foxes
A few notes about publishing a literary magazine For the past two years, I have been publishing “Geist“, an independent magazine of literature and art. We have now reached the fourth number. It is in printed paper and not online, which I suppose is something very old-fashioned these days (although we do make the pdf…
Why are our democratic leaders so undemocratic?
In a harbinger of bad things to come, France has prohibited outdoor events due to a heat wave, which according to the media is being caused by “climate change”. There is no way to prove the causality, of course — anything can be “climate change” (except when they are actually changing the climate by bombarding…
We are all children whom time separates
On the death of friends and the fleetingness of life I hate social media. If it wasn’t for that damned, demonic invention, I wouldn’t have found out that a friend of mine, whom I knew for almost 25 years, has suddenly died at just 40 years of age. True, I hadn’t seen her in almost…
GEIST Nr 4 is Out!
The summer 2022 edition of Geist magazine is now out for sale in the print version. You can read a sample in pdf. The full magazine will be published in pdf format after the official release party in July. Thanks! Remember, for updates and our written blog, check https://contrarium.substack.com/
Childless in Europe
Birth rates are abysmally low in Europe due to COVID, war, and digital technology I just finished editing a new documentary, “Childless in Europe” (you can watch it it here), but almost all of its footage was filmed before COVID and of course before the current war. Now the situation is even worse, as the…