The Story of Service – ‘Vous êtes Servis’

One of the best documentaries that I’ve seen in the last year is Vous êtes Servis by Spanish-Belgium filmmaker Jorge León. A friend of mine saw it in Sarajevo and Continue reading →

The Image of Babylon

I assume that we all know the famous images of The Tower of Babylon by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The spiraling glory of this ancient cacophonous society mentioned in the old testament. The hotbed of ‘otherness’, Continue reading →

The Portuguese thing

What is it about me that makes people think that I can speak Portuguese? Upon occasion, especially near the Anne Frank House, a random collection of tourists will walk up Continue reading →