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Why is the rabbit hole a metaphor for something negative?
Lewis Carroll probably wouldn’t want us to think that. I mean… Have you read his Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Maybe the whole rabbit hole thing is because Alice end up lost and mad? But isn’t Wonderland better when we’re completely lost? That’s what they say... And the Cheshire Cat adds: We’re all mad here. So what is it? Is there something bad at the bottom of the rabbit hole? Or maybe along the way down? Is it the fall? Or is it more of a landing? Is madness really tha
Apr 61 min read
And then I slipped back into my head...
I’m lucky enough to live right next to a large château park. And you can probably imagine what it looks like there now in the spring. The magnolias and cherry trees are competing to see who has the pinker and fuller blossoms. Wild irises are beginning to take over the entire river’s oxbow. And the pines no longer feel so alone in all that greenery, because the birches, plane trees and willows are quickly catching up to them. And speaking of willows... This morning I went for
Apr 61 min read
A friend I’ve never called by his first name
I read Frederic Forest’s article about the Musée Rodin today, and I liked how he mentioned Rodin – as an imaginary friend who isn’t called by his first name. And it made me think of others... Monet, Caravaggio, Gaudí, Picasso, Vermeer, Dalí, Warhol... With most artists, we’re used to calling them by their last names. Sometimes we don't even remember their full names. And the same goes for their artworks. I didn’t go to see Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt, Winter Effect, I we
Apr 41 min read
Your emails can find me in hell...
I hate emails! With every one that arrives, my heart skips a beat and my breath panics. Could we just start talking again, please?
Feb 181 min read
Skopec, nebo zkopec? To je, oč tu běží
No, babo raď!
Ale není to hezký? Ach kéž by měl člověk v životě jen takovýhle starosti.
Aug 19, 20251 min read
The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus… what? Yes! And there are even more planets that never stop spinning either!
Aug 15, 20251 min read
Looking back so I can keep going
Somehow, it’s the past that helps me make peace with the uncertainty of the future.
Aug 3, 20252 min read
Les Nymphéas and unicorn glitter
I didn’t walk into Le Petit Palais expecting much. Just thought: “cool museum, let’s take a peek.” I mean, in Paris, you can trip over a masterpiece just buying a baguette. But then... it happened.
Apr 17, 20252 min read
Turtle and the Golden Buddha
I move at my own pace. Like a turtle. But… what about it? Does it feel slow?Does it ever think there’s something wrong with it? Can a turtle feel like it’s falling behind in this hyper-speed world?
Apr 11, 20253 min read
Open the inner doors of the brain
I watched the documentary Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron - about 7 years of hard work on his latest masterpiece The Boy and the Heron, where he explores questions of creativity and mortality.
Apr 9, 20251 min read
I vanish from my own experience
Why am I acting like life is a giant chess match I must win? It's exhausting, by the way. And stressful. How do I stop this?
Apr 4, 20252 min read
The secret of the lost river
I never really thought about what could flow through a city... besides, you know, a river. Or maybe a canal. But then I visited Valencia, and it turns out... In this city, a park flows instead.
Mar 27, 20253 min read
Please do not feed Aggie the cat
You can't feed Aggie, because she may get sick if you do. But you can feed your soul, if you go visit Aggie. I first met Aggie in the late summer of 2021. Aggie lives in a bookstore. But it wasn't until later that I realized what an amazing place it was. Shakespeare and Company is an English-language bookshop in the heart of Paris. In fact, exactly at kilometer zero. Point zero is a particular location from which traveled distances are traditionally measured and the French on
Mar 19, 20253 min read
I want the morning sun in my bedroom
I never get tired of lemons. They're like the sun. And the sun has become a symbol of a dream that I am fulfilling.
Mar 12, 20252 min read
I forgot I'm a writer
I'm a writer and I love it! Through years of working at agency, I'd completely forgotten that. Being a copywriter often means breaking your own style and working on someone else's ideas with their specific tone of voice.
Mar 6, 20252 min read
Deiva Marina, Sunkissed
Deiva Marina is one of the most beautiful villages of Italy (and not just from my POV - see for yourself at I borghi più belli d'Italia).
Mar 5, 20252 min read
There is no prize to perfection
Can a piece of art move you enough to change your life? Is it bold to say that a TV series can do that? Yes it can. And no, it isn't. I've been there. For me, the life-changing spark is the story and visual art of Arcane: League of Legends. This revolutionary Emmy Award-winning series by French animation studio Fortiche and American video game developer Riot Games helped me take a leap of faith... becoming a freelance illustrator and writer. After spending 13 years at a digit
Feb 16, 20252 min read
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