Published inDown the Rabbit Hole·Apr 25, 2019Notre Dame will live on — but that won’t be the case for all our cultural landmarksLast week, I watched, completely helpless, as the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris was eaten away by a blazing fire. I lived for seven years in France’s capital. I’ve seen Notre-Dame more times than I can count — as a backdrop to a evening stroll, a morning rendez-vous, an outing…Culture3 min readCulture3 min read
Jul 1, 2017Fat Is All I Ever Think About and It’s Exhausting(à ma soeur Cécile, with thanks.) A few days ago, after listening to the last episode of S-Town and enjoying it so much, I listened to an episode of This American Life, “Tell Me I’m Fat”. It is really really interesting, and you should listen to it, whether or not…Body Image7 min readBody Image7 min read
Oct 26, 2015To All The Women I Love. Period.(à B.) I have this novel stuck inside of me. It would be a grand saga about friendship and love, friendship as the ultimate love. …Friendship5 min readFriendship5 min read
Sep 30, 2015The People We Run PastAlgorithms In Social Media And Real Life This summer I went to my highschool 26th reunion in the US. I spent a week there, and what I took away with me is the amazing feeling of having *met* people. Yes. Not seen people again, but really having met people, new people. Of course there were those I…Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
Mar 18, 2015Live Long And Prosper(Musings On The Importance of a Common Pop Culture) I have never seen Star Trek. I mean, I may have gotten a glimpse of one or the other episodes of the Original Series, and I have been to see one of the Star Trek films on the big screen. But…Culture3 min readCulture3 min read
Feb 5, 2015The Zebra and the LionWhy Man Stresses Out and Animals Don’t (As Much) — I took a MOOC at EdX some months back, titled “Becoming a Resilient Person: The Science of Stress Management and Promoting Wellbeing”. I wanted to try MOOCs and I thought this subject would be an interesting one to test the process and software without putting too much stress (heh!) …3 min read3 min read
