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Identity games

I’ve recently seen the film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, based on John le Carré’s novel with the same name. In the 1970’s a TV series based on the same novel, with Alec Guinness as George Smiley, was very popular in Britain. This film, with Gary Oldman as the protagonist, is supposed to be something like […]

Posted 14 May 2012 † johan § Life § Philosophy ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

The absurdity of flying

The first time I found myself onboard an airplane was when I was 9-10 years old or so. At the time, travelling by myself to visit my aunt who lived on a remote island was a big experience. In particular, I think, the sensation that the environment was managed in the extreme made a big […]

Posted 17 July 2010 † johan § Life § Philosophy ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: ,