When I was in college, I had one favorite subject, which, ironically, nobody else liked. That subject is called semiotics, and it is the study of signs. It is not yet a fully developed science, but this is what its pioneers aimed for, and are still aiming. Every semiotics theoretician is completing its predecessors work …
Yesterday I went to a photography event made by famous bloggers/photographers from our country. There wasn’t much detail given about what we were going to do or hear about, only some names and the mentioning of a performance by some artist. I had expectations for some tips and tricks for better photographs and beyond that, …
The other day I came across a couple of videos that made me think about the major differences in some industries which make them have two sides: one that makes you sick to the stomach, and one that seems too good to even be part in this industry. The thing is, they are presented like …
I have just finished reading a book by a Japanese author called Yukio Mishima. It resembles a diary and it is about a young boy’s life until early adulthood. What makes it interesting is the style of writing characterized by a very high and strange type of sensibility. The main character which is also the …
Our generation is one of great comfort and diverse entertainment that goes along with this comfort. Even though this context is provided to us by the great technological advancements, that reshape our ways of working and our ways of spending free time, as a society we seem to be getting closer and closer to what …
I recently saw the much expected movie, „Valerian and the city of a 1000 planets” and I have to say that it was quite an experience. Even before it got into theaters in my country, articles and youtube videos started to appear, saying it flopped the premier box office. I didn’t watch or read any …
I recently came across an article about art written by a Polish artist who visited my country’s most renowned museums. It kind of angered me because it said that Romania, as well as Poland, doesn’t have any unique art because we hang too much on our communist past. I am not here necessarily to argue …
I begin by saying that, since I started naturally (without research, simply reflecting) building upon this subject, I came across a guy that is more of an authority in the domain and he pretty much has the answer to everything with the data to back it up. His name is Philip Zimbardo and this is …
In this piece I want to talk about a different perspective on how we perceive literature. A personal approach which is the fruit of a several years reflection exercise on why should I read fiction (or artistic prose) and why is it so easy for more and more people to replace it with video materials. …
Sorin is a player of one of the biggest, fascinating and complex card games: Magic: The Gathering. He told me many times about it and he also invited me to one of his meetings with other players… but I didn’t make time for this. But because he is just as stubborn as I am, yesterday he came …