Kurt Tucholsky’s Epitaph – Part 2

Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis.- Everything fleeting is only an allegory. These are the words that are etched on the grave of Kurt Tucholsky, who you can read about in the previous blog post. After visiting the village of Mariefred, the castle of Gripsholm and the grave of Tucholsky, we went to the house near … Continue reading Kurt Tucholsky’s Epitaph – Part 2 →

Kurt Tucholsky’s Epitaph – Part 1

Kurt Tucholsky (1890 - 1935) was a German writer who, from what I can tell, embodied the brazen age of the Weimar Republic. He was a political and satirical writer and quick to denounce the rise of the Nazis - by whom he would have his citizenship revoked and his books banned and burned. And … Continue reading Kurt Tucholsky’s Epitaph – Part 1 →

It’s now or never

We are witnessing the last attempt to change the system. It will either win or lose - there is no other outcome. If it wins, then we can look forward to change in the status quo. However, we are daily increasing the stakes in the eventuality that it loses, and those currently in power are … Continue reading It’s now or never →

L’AiR Arts Virtual Salon

This is a piece to say thank you to the AiRArts community. Last night, I had the pleasure and privilege of taking part in a virtual salon organised by Deanna Galati and Mayumi Lashbrook, two amazing creative performers from l’AiR Arts. This is an artists' residency that myself and other representatives of Paris Lit Up … Continue reading L’AiR Arts Virtual Salon →

Proscriptions: How to make a killing and beat your enemies

“And while the people were still in this state of mind, those murders by proscription which Sulla had once indulged in were once more resorted to and the whole city was filled with corpses. Many were killed in their houses, many even in the streets and here and there in the fora and around the … Continue reading Proscriptions: How to make a killing and beat your enemies →