Henry Miller on the Mystery of the Universe and the Meaning of Life

“This is the greatest damn thing about the universe. That we can know so much, recognize so much, dissect, do everything, and we can’t grasp it.” Maria Popova, @brainpicker. Full article here. More

Les auteurs de ‘Steampunk Bible’ et ‘Steampunk!’ à Paris

J’ai évoqué le #Steampunk il y a quelques temps déjà (trop longtemps manifestement…) dans mon article : The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss. La très inspirante exposition de #Claire Nouvian au Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle de Paris m’avait donnée l’occasion de faire allusion (certes ... More

Half the Sky: Moving Individual Stories To Engage People

Last week I met with friends to discuss Half the Sky, by Pulitzer-prize winning American journalists Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. I mentioned the book for the first time in International Women’s Day: Ordinary Extraordinary Women and since then, many people I know decided to buy the book, whether it is the English or the French edition (published ... More