Digital Garden

On Wednesday I went to Albertina. Three things to see there: Rembrandt and his time, Photography and the invisible and Gerhard Richter. Well, a fourth thing is always welcome anytime I go to Albertina: the Batliner collection (Monet to Picasso). What shall I begin with? Perhaps with Rembrandt, to get... [Read More]

Borges writes that the characters one writer can bring to life can be no greater than the writer himself. [Read More]

Borges’ stories are dry. Although they spawn on several pages, what they say can be said in a couple of sentences. They are not funny, nor poetical, nor sparkling… but they are interesting. They explore a realm of possibility and give it a certain form, a certain Gestalt. It is... [Read More]

This week I spent quite a lot of time looking for interesting blogs in Romania. And I found quite a few. They are mostly blogs that have to do with books, reading and writing. I was pleasantly surprised to find so many interesting things. It made me happy. I thought... [Read More]

something quite amazing happened to me on saturday. we were walking down landstraße in linz. it was cold and it rained. fine drops and, occasionally, a snowflake or two. with every step i just wanted to be away, somewhere warm and drink a cup of tea. and then i saw... [Read More]