Recently, scholars, especially Andy Hoffman at the Erb Institute - University of Michigan, have started stressing the urgent need for academic scholars and the public to engage and have an informed dialogue on globally pressing topics such as climate change. I agree. If we want to avert predicted...
23 May 2015
16 May 2015
What if I got rid of every thing?

I started reading this article on things, on doorknobs, on spoons, on dust, why stop there, everything can be objectified, become a fetish, we are drowning in a world of things.
Even if I had not given away all my things, I would still have a vague idea that they keep accumulating: As fast as one...
7 May 2015
3 May 2015
All that sharpens and makes you slightly mad
Henry Miller's Notebook
Hearing another language daily sharpens your own language for you, makes you aware of shades and nuances you never suspected. Also, there comes a slight forgetting which makes you hunger to be able to recapture certain phrases and expressions. You become more conscious...