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I’ll admit it: when it comes to videogames, I’m of the classic type. There’s nothing I like better than 90′s real time strategy and first person shooters. Most of the games that have come along later, in my view, have consisted only in (more…)

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I would hesitate in recommending ‘The adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th dimension’ (1984) 229for its merits as a film; it is one of those controversial semi-cult movies (more…)

I consider (quality) humor as a tool for the exploration of reality, and I’ve always thought there is a profound truth in this sketch from Woody Allen’s first film, ‘Take the money and run’. It goes like this: (more…)

I have blogged several times about the virtues of admiration, and the greatness of being a polymath, so I thought it would be nice to show that I practice what I preach by introducing here some of my heroes. (more…)

Let’s put the authority argument first, for they still seem to keep some value in this age of mobs taking the power. The poet Paul Valéry, refined human being and one of my literary heroes, affirmed in his diaries that museums seemed to him disgusting (more…)

There is nothing more loathsome in films than those stories where everything intends to be “clockwork-like”, and characters are just puppets to make the story happen. (more…)

I used to think of photography as a minor art. In comparison to music or literature, my all-time beloved ones, it appeared to me that photography granted a lower degree of choice to the artist, and was, thus, not that praiseworthy. It made me think of the old joke of the (more…)

It is round the minute no. 50 of the concert, when everybody is feeling more friendly, and there is no distinct separation between musician, audience and music played, and those persons who yearned to kiss each other for so long (more…)

Yes, we read a lot more than before. But is it quality reading? The spirit of each age modifies our habits and perceptions, and (more…)

There is a basic principle in bioenergetics that proves that, if you repress sadness, you won’t be able to fully enjoy your happiness either. Our muscles, among other functions, are conductors for emotions, and if you keep them tense to reject bad moments, you’ll have to stand their numbness during the good moments too. (more…)