Coupet
A very brief post to show you Coupet (the "t" is not silent, contrary to most French words ending with "-et"), the tiny village (a hamlet, really; about 50 people live there, I think) where my dad grew up, where I spent most of my weekends
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"Hub/s" by Do Ho Suh on Naoshima
Today, a few pictures of the amazing Hub/s by Do Ho Suh that you can find in the Naoshima New Museum of Art.
As I already introduced it in a previous post about the opening day of the museum (see below), during my last visit, I only took pictures
"The Time of the Beginning" by Shiko Miyake
Whale in a Cave on Awashima
"Weaving Time" by Motoi Yamamoto (Utazu, Setouchi Triennale 2025)
99 Wolves on Naoshima
"House of Shadows" by Ekaterina Muromtseva (Setouchi Triennale 2025)
Art Setouchi 2026
Music for the Next Generation
No Doubt - Just a Girl
When I compare Japanese music, such as J-Pop and its variants, with Western music, especially the kind I like, listen to, and talk about here, I notice that popular Japanese music is usually very "happy." On the other hand, "my" music rarely is.
So, I
The Rolling Stones - Miss You
Massive Attack - Teardrop
Nine Inch Noize - Heresy (Coachella 2026)
Rosalía & Björk (feat. Yves Tumor) - Berghain
Nick Cave - O Children
Bush - Glycerine
Memories from a New Century
Amélie and Renée
Greetings from your little friend who thinks of you all.
Amélie - Renée
February - 25 - 1924
If I'm not mistaken, it was quite common in the early 20th century to send photos taken at a professional photographer's studio as postcards.
If this is the case here, the
Avignon - Panoramic view, taken from the Brèche de la Comtadine in Villeneuve.
Bône - Panoramic View of the Municipal Stadium
Albi - General View and St. Cecilia Cathedral
War of 1914 - on the front lines
First Battle of the Marne – Vassincourt
Cauterets – Grand England Hotel and the Boulevard
The Neo-Luddite Handbook to Surviving the Digital World in the Age of Tech Billionaires
How to deal with Meta?
I hope I'm not telling you anything you don't already know when I say that Meta is one of the most evil tech companies on Earth (although the competition for that title is getting fiercer and fiercer). I won't list all the nasty things
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