Pause
Yes, this picture is an invitation to pause and take a breath for a minute.
However, that's not the kind of pause I'm talking about in the title.
This short post is to tell you that the blog/newsletter is about to move to a new
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Japan Art Islands
Cherry Blossoms (2026 edition)
One might argue that this post is off-topic, but I respectfully disagree.
1. This takes place in Japan.
2. Although the definition of art has been and will continue to be the subject of lengthy discussions, one could argue that nature is art. After all, this idea behind the Teshima
"House of Shadows" by Ekaterina Muromtseva (Setouchi Triennale 2025)
Art Setouchi 2026
A Day on Naoshima
Art in Tonosho, Shodoshima (Setouchi Triennale 2025)
"Ship Vanishing into a Golden Sea" by Ryo Toyofuku (Setouchi Triennale 2025)
"Reverberations～Okahachi Water Wheel" by Makoto Oka+The Music Mill Project
Music for the Next Generation
Nine Inch Noize - Heresy (Coachella 2026)
I already told you about Nine Inch Nails and I already told you how they're probably my favorite band in the world.
You can find all of my posts about them via the link below:
Nine Inch Nails - Liminal WebJapan, art, islands, France, the internet, and the
Rosalía & Björk (feat. Yves Tumor) - Berghain
Nick Cave - O Children
Bush - Glycerine
What kind of music do the Pogues play?
Childish Gambino - This is America
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Memories from a New Century
First Battle of the Marne – Vassincourt
Of all the postcards I inherited from my grandfather, I find the ones depicting locations from the First World War the most fascinating. We are so used to being surrounded by images nowadays that we forget it was not always the case. Those postcards most likely served an important illustrative
Cauterets – Grand England Hotel and the Boulevard
Agen – The Garonne River and its Aqueduct
Amiens – Front View of the Cathedral
Bastille – July Column – circa 1916
A French Sailor
What are we to make of a confession that dares not speak?
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
Get Off Substack!
