Life
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Words words words – a photograph
Some time ago I was inspired by a friend, who shared a one-year-project of taking photographs of herself every day. I especially liked what she said about it, something to do with how it became less important that it was ‘nice’ or ‘perfect’, as long as it had something to do with her. (Thanks for…
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On Being, a Philosopher
Some time ago I’ve started calling myself ‘philosopher’. Something which is ridiculous, as any nobody could do so. (And unfortunately there are too many nobodies who do just that…) But most people wouldn’t think about labeling themselves ‘philosopher’, perhaps because it is a disgraceful, unproductive profession without economic benefits. Which is true. But so far,…
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Danton’s Dood – Poetry and the French Revolution in the Theatre
Sometimes it is impossible not to go and see something. To be part of something. Toneelgroep Amsterdam and also their newest piece, Danton’s Dood [Danton’s Death], is no exception. It is exceptional, provocative and captivating. How to explain this, without giving anything away? (As it only opened this weekend, I do implore everyone to go…
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Auto-Didacticus Philosophicus
Four years ago I decided to take matters (my life, my thoughts, my world?) in my own hand. Frustrated with unanswered questions, irrational belief and the fear of averages, I found my way to the library at Haifa University, Israel. A library in which half of the books were in languages I could not read.…
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Reviewing Culture in the Netherlands
Since a month or so, I started to review cultural events, mostly theatre, classical concerts and opera. It’s a nice experience, also to get to go to all kinds of performances. And to see them differently. The reviews are in Dutch only. (Ordered according to rating 1-5) ***** Theatre “Na de Repetitie / Persona” (Ingmar…
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Holi-days in the Summer in an Atheist World
It’s that time of the year again, when people ask you – after a remark about the weather – about your plans for the holidays. At first, I found myself a bit perplexed as to how to answer this utterly irrelevant question. But I guess most people do not notice the obvious etymology of the…
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Speak in your voice. Speak as you.
Defying what is said in this article, I am going to quote a part I especially liked, as it is so very true that I feel it in my bones… “…Which might well be why Nietzsche warned us: beware of your followers. Not so much that they may betray you (it didn’t hurt the legacy…
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Hot hot hot
Today was a good day. First a meeting with a friend, to brainstorm about some voluntary work we’re doing at a school with the goal of challenging the 16-19 year olds to think about the meaning of life and start taking responsibility for their own lifes. The last meeting there had made the both of…