A family of four living in a car on a side road of Irakleio, suburb of West Athens. Originally reported by Proto Thema When put under too much stress, every system will eventually encounter its natural breaking point. In this blog post I want to make the argument that we are currently witnessing such form…
World Leaders lead the rally through Paris, 11 January 2015 (AP Photo/Michel Euler) In the aftermath of the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo office and a kosher supermarket in Paris, the coming together of world leaders at the unity march in the French capital constituted a remarkable event in world history. Rarely before have so…
A very happy new year to all my readers. As a recap of year, here is a list of the ten most visited blog posts of 2014. 1. Deconstructing the Selfie The most popular post of 2014 is, by quite a margin, my attempt to deconstruct the selfie in relation to the history of self-portraiture,…