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Recent Essays

Philosophy

What Kierkegaard taught me about life

The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard lived a life saturated with loneliness, sorrow, and humiliation. This backdrop, though, made him able to analyse and describe life in a way that is highly useful, even today.

Places

A Refuge in Time—The Old Town of Fredrikstad

In Fredrikstad’s Old Town, cobbled streets, wooden houses and old fortifications create more than a sense of history. They offer a rare pause from modern life—a place where the past still shapes the atmosphere and invites us to slow down.

Art

The Odalisque

The painting “The Odalisque” by Dominique Louis Féréol Papety oozes of sensuality. No wonder, perhaps, when we start to investigate what is depicted.

Art

Seaside

Some paintings seem to be about luxury, but are really about waiting. This is one of them.

Art

The Bathers

Cézanne worked on this painting in the final decade of his life, and it took over ten years to compete. It can be seen as a celebration of nature and our union with it.