Great newsletter! I’m super interested in psychogeography and personal maps. Are you acquainted with the concept of the ‘lieu de memoire?’ - I think that has a lot in common
In the States, this time of year is “ataraxic time.” It is the much-anticipated return of American football in all it’s forms: from grade-school, high-school, college and professional level. This time of year, induces a feeling of ataraxia, especially in the male population, which induces a feeling of ataraxia among females from having the males occupied and distracted. Ataraxia is a calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet; the highest goal of an Epicurean disciple was ataraxia—tranquility of mind. Ataraxic time lasts from the end of August until the end of February the next year. Then we will have the opposite, which is Trumptrée time, where the rational among us will be cheering for a conviction and prison time for Herr Trump.
“Instead we’ve all been schvitzing up a storm…”
Wonderful word, “schvitzing!”
“…perfect storm of anti-British crimes, namely, a badly managed queue…”
Mind the queue!!!
“…an exhibition at the Cinémathèque française, starting in October, dedicated to legendary French director Agnès Varda.”
Born in 1953, I was coming of age during the turbulent 1960’s in the States. I grew up poor, White and Male, in a diverse neighborhood and I was exposed to racism, especially targeting Blacks. The exposure must have traumatized me because I gravitated towards the world of Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X and the Black Panthers, who stood both proudly and defiantly against institutionalized racism, even though I was White. In 1968, Agnès Varda did a documentary, “Black Panthers,” which was current and serves as a time-capsule against oppression. Needed more than ever today with the hate that has been enflamed by the likes of Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump. https://youtu.be/vrJsiykuEVA?si=7SqKHxP23COYfV0L
I do love a good map and there's something quite romantic these days when navigating manually from one.
Crazy about the weather. My dad has been complaining back in England, saying it's too hot to sleep.
Meanwhile, here in Melbourne, I am all SPRING SPRING SPRING! Give me the warmth and the sun. We've got an incredible series of 20C+ days ahead as of today and it makes me so excited.
I can’t think of two worse anti-British crimes! Both give me the creeping horrors despite not currently drinking beer. Mon absolute dieu!!!
Great newsletter! I’m super interested in psychogeography and personal maps. Are you acquainted with the concept of the ‘lieu de memoire?’ - I think that has a lot in common
“This is, after all, Rentrée time…”
In the States, this time of year is “ataraxic time.” It is the much-anticipated return of American football in all it’s forms: from grade-school, high-school, college and professional level. This time of year, induces a feeling of ataraxia, especially in the male population, which induces a feeling of ataraxia among females from having the males occupied and distracted. Ataraxia is a calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet; the highest goal of an Epicurean disciple was ataraxia—tranquility of mind. Ataraxic time lasts from the end of August until the end of February the next year. Then we will have the opposite, which is Trumptrée time, where the rational among us will be cheering for a conviction and prison time for Herr Trump.
“Instead we’ve all been schvitzing up a storm…”
Wonderful word, “schvitzing!”
“…perfect storm of anti-British crimes, namely, a badly managed queue…”
Mind the queue!!!
“…an exhibition at the Cinémathèque française, starting in October, dedicated to legendary French director Agnès Varda.”
Born in 1953, I was coming of age during the turbulent 1960’s in the States. I grew up poor, White and Male, in a diverse neighborhood and I was exposed to racism, especially targeting Blacks. The exposure must have traumatized me because I gravitated towards the world of Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X and the Black Panthers, who stood both proudly and defiantly against institutionalized racism, even though I was White. In 1968, Agnès Varda did a documentary, “Black Panthers,” which was current and serves as a time-capsule against oppression. Needed more than ever today with the hate that has been enflamed by the likes of Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump. https://youtu.be/vrJsiykuEVA?si=7SqKHxP23COYfV0L
“The Bird Woman in Mary Poppins”
Great choice!!
Yes! to mapping a city by interest or topic. It is a lovely way to anchor the layout of a place to your memory.
Great to read of your Rentrée, Hannah.
I do love a good map and there's something quite romantic these days when navigating manually from one.
Crazy about the weather. My dad has been complaining back in England, saying it's too hot to sleep.
Meanwhile, here in Melbourne, I am all SPRING SPRING SPRING! Give me the warmth and the sun. We've got an incredible series of 20C+ days ahead as of today and it makes me so excited.