A genealogical investigation of the Bond villain’s mysterious origins Very few people have heard about the obscure French writer Marcel Schwob, but many have heard about the infamous WEF chairman, Mr. Klaus Schwab. And yet it was a commentary related to the similarity of both surnames which led me through this rabbit hole. Although Mr….
Year: 2023
The Sickness unto Death
Random notes on illness, death — and moving to Samoa Calm down, the title of this column is just a quote of the title of one of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard’s most famous books (which I haven’t read). I am not a hypochondriac. In fact, quite the opposite: I may be slightly iatrophobic. I avoid…
Strasbourg
The last stop before resuming normal life I stopped for a couple of days in Strasbourg in the last leg of my New Year journey. It is a beautiful town, even if my visit was a bit marred by a persistent cough and sore throat that I caught somewhere between Barcelona and here. (Should I…
Everything must change
A Happy New Year to my few readers I’m in Catalonia, in a small seaside poble less than an hour away from Barcelona. When I started writing this, it was December 31st, 2022, the last day of the year, and I was sitting in a small cafe outdoors, looking at the sea. Inflation has struck…