In "The Carousel Keeper," an expelled teen finds solace at a city carousel, learning about life and authenticity from its wise keeper. A tale of self-discovery and embracing the journey. #TheCarouselKeeper #ComingOfAge #ChatGPT vacilando.org/article/carous…

It takes a touch of genius to register that we kiss whenever we close our mouths! vacilando.org/article/autoki… Randall Munroe #kissing

My 7-year old son coming up with one of the least important, yet still perfectly valid consequences of the infamous Russian invasion of Ukraine: "Daddy, if Russia wins the war, my globe will be wrong!" vacilando.org/article/globe-… #StandWithUkraine

Political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument. That's demagoguery, often masquerading as democracy. #ChooseWisely youtube.com/watch?v=fLJBzh…

Woke up to a world where the usual rush feels... different. Over breakfast with a view, I read the understated headline of our times — the human epoch is ending. Worse still, my toast is getting cold! vacilando.org/article/dawn-e…

By the garden's fireplace, stretched between a tree and a wall, there's an enormous cobweb, in the center of which sits its proud owner. We have a little game together. vacilando.org/article/game-g…

Rozhovor pre reláciu Pozor, zákruta! z novembra 1997 na tému našej dobrodružnej cesty s Daliborom okolo Ázie. vacilando.org/article/pozor-… #interview #radio #travel #Asia #1990s

A photograph with an exposure time of 11 months (!) using The SolarCan, a neat pinhole camera I once helped to fund at Kickstarter. Beautiful day arcs drawn by the Sun over the seasons. Now, can you spot the clouds in the image?! vacilando.org/articles/seaso…

There is no excuse for violence, even against a disingenuous and authoritarian bully. Wishing Robert Fico a quick recovery after the assassination attempt. He must fulfil his election promises and, if he committed any crimes, face those charges as well. vacilando.org/blog/get-well-…

Why are we compelled to meet our heroes, what makes a popular science book so engrossing that one keeps reading even at the public urinals, and why don’t brilliant minds like Richard Dawkins ever become presidents? I don’t know! vacilando.org/articles/a-tas…

A Forrest Gump moment on a dusty jungle road in Zanzibar — red cap, sweaty beard and a dozen barefoot pacemakers spontaneously appearing out of nowhere. And yes, that girl sprinting with a kitchen knife. vacilando.org/article/my-for…

Wine ages in oak, holiness in crypts. An irreverend look at the unsettling habit of entombing the corpses of religious VIPs in sacred walls. Savour the blended scent of holy spirits, aged to (im)perfection. vacilando.org/article/smells…

There are three types of coffee lovers — some like it boiling, some iced, but most of us keep blowing on our cups pathetically. Imagine a world of perfect tempering, with glowing cups, polite bowls, and a humming bath, smack in between nirvana and agony. vacilando.org/article/some-l…

Another car-free Sunday in Brussels. Streets eerily silent and suspiciously safe. At the Flamingo pub, a horse — calmly waiting for a round, blissfully certain its single horsepower was a natural exemption. vacilando.org/article/organi…