Posts in LIFE & CULTURE
A thank you note to my wrinkles

As you grow older, certain consequences are associated with sitting in the sun too long — and they tend to show up in the form of creases on your skin. Wrinkles have had women obsess over their looks for centuries, making them question their beauty and worthiness. But is it all that bad, that you don’t look 16 anymore? Here’s why I think the answer is no.

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Distant Intimacy

Casual sex: an opportunity for silent communication. A sadistic and sweet game that plays with the tangible distance of the other self. External perception, desire, discreet seduction.  All in a pink little box I tenderly whisper to. Let’s reveal why we want the ethereal to be a daily chore.

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Libera Me

Life is filled with absences, with voids. Death is an alive concept that coexists in everyone’s daily lives. Pain, fear, anger, loneliness, madness, faith, vanity, melancholy. Libera Me evokes a sense of peace. With his Requiem, Verdi helps us understand the certainty that as long as there is death, there is life. In the end, it is worth living.

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Parole Parole Parole

Everyday we talk, we conversate, we communicate. Everyday we use words. Nevertheless, the symbolic language with which we express ourselves is a mere invention, and as such confined by our imagination. So, I wonder, if the words we use to communicate are bound to remain in limbo, why do we continue to talk obstinately?

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I'm Lucky. A Bird Pooped on My Head

Superstition is deeply rooted in society. Knocking on wood and having lucky pens for exams are both examples of such irrational behaviors. Even if we know that such rituals may not increase the probability of our desired outcome, we refuse to give them up. Can we scientifically explain our irrationality?

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