I’m trying to get into the habit of not studying on the weekends. On Sunday evening, I write a to-do … More
Category: Opinion
Now and Then: Imaginary Pasts in an Imaginary City
North Macedonia was a lucky country, by Balkan standards. In the violent disintegration of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, … More
Why Pop Culture is a Classic(s) Matter: The Forgotten Pleasure of Doing Nothing
If you, like me, are a fundamentally lazy person, you will agree that summer break is the ideal time to … More
Why Pop Culture is a Classic(s) Matter: The Persistence of Heroic Culture in Western Society
A soldier, endowed with supernatural strength, fights epically in defence of the principles at the base of his national culture, … More
The New Normal: What Next?
When I applied to write this column I was a slave to my body and its inability to function properly. … More
The Garden of Forking Languages: English Epilogue
When I was still attending my high school in Italy, I read the book Dubliners, by James Joyce. I found … More
The New Normal: Feeling Guilty and Coping with it Badly!
I feel guilty about something almost all of the time. If I have to take a day off work, cancel … More
The Garden of Forking Languages: Goodbye Sepúlveda
A month ago, as I was watching television, the tragic death of Luis Sepúlveda from Covid-19 was announced. I was … More
The New Normal: How to Win Life during Lockdown
When I sat down to write this column last month, the university had just made the decision to cease face-to-face … More
Why Pop Culture is a Classic(s) Matter: Epicureanism and Stoicism: How Ancient Philosophies Can Help You Deal with the Stress of Modern Life
To some people, philosophy is a boring subject they had to endure in school, or a pretentious topic that requires … More
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