Tag: Loneliness

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Two Strangers Meet 5 times

Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times

Award winning Short Film by Marcus Marcou wo Strangers Who Meet Five Times screened at the following festivals throughout 2017 and 2018 – winning the following awards. IMDB info here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7524428/… Los Angeles Film Awards Paris Play Film Festival – WINNER BEST SHORT LA Shorts Awards Mindfield Film Festival, Albuquerque – WINNER BEST SHORT San…
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Maggie Nelson Bluets

Maggie Nelson: Bluets

On Sex, sexual desires and more by Persis Bekkering/nrc Amsterdam, July 29th 2021–Twelve years ago Maggie Nelson wrote Bluets, something between poetry, autobiography and philosophical treatise. The book, about the color blue, became a cult hit, which has now been translated. “The book is also about desire, about being horny, and being frustrated.” No, the…
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Wim Kayser Beauty

About Beauty and consolation

Part I Patricia de Martelaere Amsterdam, May 4th 2021– “I have often lived by the detour of others.”  It is Wim Kayzer who led us before all sorts of greats in this one question about beauty and comfort: tell me what makes this life worth living.  Now that the end is on the heels of…
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Loneliness

Amsterdam, 20 april 2021– Loneliness has been described as one of the biggest public health emergencies amongst older people in recent years.  The effects of the virus pandemic have made things a lot harder for those already feeling isolated, so it’s never been more important to beat those blues. As the years keep creeping on and…
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