Month: August 2017

  • Classical music vs solitude (Dialectics, no. 3)

    Classical music vs solitude (Dialectics, no. 3)

    Estimated reading time: 3 mins   A small office for research on the third floor, in the centre of a beautiful university campus. B is a new researcher, who is listening to an online classical music radio station at the moment. A is his mentor (only slightly older) who is routinely checking up on him,…

  • Going out vs Antonioni (Dialectics, no. 2)

    Going out vs Antonioni (Dialectics, no. 2)

    It’s Friday night in the city and two girls are talking on the phone. They’ve been friends for quite a while now but nowadays they don’t see each other very often. The thing is, girl A is a socialite while girl B has been more of an introvert lately, even though she’s been quite popular…

  • About fun, social media photos (Dialectics, no. 1)

    About fun, social media photos (Dialectics, no. 1)

    A cafe in a metropolitan European capital. It’s the end of July and two co-workers from a multinational corporation are having their lunch break. The sky is grey and it’s been raining for a while now. Co-worker B is taking his summer vacation the following week. Co-worker A hasn’t planned any summer holidays but usually…