I simply wanted to know — for myself and for my family — what meat is. Where does it come from? How is it produced? What are the economical, social and environmental effects? Are there animals that it is straightforwardly right to eat? Are there situations in which not eating animals is wrong? If this
It's a new year and we are encouraged to make a new start. Friends, family, and pretty much the whole internet demonstrates some serious motivation regarding new year's resolutions. That's nice, and inspiring. But I know myself better than that — a lot of us do. I hate Christmas, but I love the new year
When I’m in New York, I just want to walk down the street and feel this thing, like I’m in a movie. — Ryan Adams Life has been busy these last few weeks. I booked a flight and my Dad found me a nice hotel conveniently situated between the university and the rest
Listening to the episode "Choosing to live child-free" of the Guardian's What would a feminist do? podcast recently, host Jessica Valenti and her guests, authors Megan Daum and Danielle Henderson talked about a topic that is very dear to me even though I never struggled with it: never wanting kids and therefore, at 30+,
Thou shalt not be mistaken… From what I’ve written in some of the blog post before, one may assume I am a (more or less) sophisticated reader thanks to my academic ventures (*cough*) in the field of comparative literature. Well, sometimes I am. Depending on my mood, my ADHD, the lunar phase, and the
Trying is the first step towards failure. — Homer Simpson Take it easy (lol) I had finished my talk some weeks ago, ready to edit it in time to still have weeks to rehearse it — which is crucial for me as English is not my first language. At least, that was my