BlogHide Resteemsopulens (35)in news • 4 years agoRedefining innovation in the EU and building instruments for third world developmentPhoto by Diego PH via Unsplash. Edited by Opulens INNOVATION. Ibrahim Mo, against all odds in the mid-1990s, set up a telecom business in the middle of nowhere in Central Africa, only to…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoThe Scream: Sean Bonney’s Our deathPhoto: Sean Bonney. Collage: C Altgård / Opulens. POETRY. Sean Bonney’s poems do, in the end, express a great belief in poetry. In one poem, Bonney contemplates ‘loneliness’, an effect that…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoThe choice for the labour movement: authoritarian conservatism or progressive individualism?Photographer: Pexels via Pixabay FREEDOM. Neo-liberalism is dead. Self-inflicted, it is not a day too soon. In his article in the Expressen newspaper, Payam Moula from the left-wing think tank…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoAlfonsina Storni: ”I’m going to sleep too”Photographer: ThoughtCatalogue via Pixabay. LIFE. On October, Saturday 22nd, 1938, a 46-year-old woman wanders in Buenos Aires towards the train station; she buys a one-way ticket to Mar del…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoHemingway, The Old Man and The Sea – part 1Photographer: BarbeeAnne via Pixabay LIFE. Ernest Hemingway presence in La Havana, Cuba, is irrefutable for any wanderer. In La Bodeguita del Medio you can drink mojitos (rum with mint and sugar)…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoThe liberal case for basic incomePhotographer: geralt via Pixabay WELFARE. The idea of basic income has a long history. In Europe, during the last decades, it has transformed from a theoretical approach to the practical…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoCan love be explained scientifically?Photo:Anne Edelstam LOVE. The “discovery museum”, or Palais de la Découverte, is trying to answer that question with this unusual and fun exhibition. And what a better place to show it than in…resteemedlauvlad89 (56)in life • 5 years agoStreet view in Stockholm Taken with Samsung Galaxy S10 Feel free to use this photo for your work or hobby Posted using Partiko Androidopulens (35)in life • 5 years agoUN and the WHO call for decriminalisation of drugsPhoto: Pixabay HUMAN RIGHTS. United Nations and the World Health Organization call for decriminalisation of all drug users and possession of drugs for personal use. In a joint statement on…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoJorge Luis Borges visits Machu PicchuLIFE. On Sunday, 25 April 1965, Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, a 66-year-old, got off a plane at Lima’s international airport. He was accompanied by his student, the educated, young and…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoWhat drives a change?Photographer: Pixabay LIFE. Why do people start truly valuing what they love when things deteriorate or worse yet when they lose them entirely? People are more motivated to move away from…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoAnn Jaederlund – EnsamtalPhotographer: ThoughtCatalogue via Pixabay. POETRY. Ann Jäderlund first became famous in Sweden in the late 80s and early 90s with a pair of books that blended pastoral imagery with experimental…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoThe Left is not the biggest threat against bourgeois valuesRight-wing ghosts. Illustration: C Altgård / Opulens POLITICS. They are explicitly anti-left but represent a more significant threat to freedom than the left. The right-wing collectivists…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoWhat’s your picture of the future?Photographer: Wokandapix via Pixabay FUTURE. How can you build a picture of the future that isn’t dependent on the past? First ask yourself, does the way I see myself correlate or interfere with…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoA British sculptor in ParisART. A rare occasion to view Barbara Hepworth’s (1903-1975) works of art presents itself this winter at Musée Rodin, in collaboration with Tate. The museum is an ancient palace situated in a…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoAllen Ginsberg visits Machu PicchuEXPERIENCE. On January 20th 1960, Allen Ginsberg flew from New York and landed at the Los Cerrillo’s airfield in Santiago. The poet was bearded and short-sighted, had dark eyes with optical lenses…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoIt's time for a paradigm shiftFUTURE. Imagine waking up in 2035 with a robot serving you breakfast, your smart house operating by a code and that you are receiving a message about your salary paid in cryptocurrency. Often it is…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoWhen the head of the FBI wrote articles in a Nazi-magazineEXTREMISM. What did the head of FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, and the future leader of the American Nazi Party, George Lincoln Rockwell, have in common 1957? The answer is the magazine ”The American…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoJoy - by Maria ShenkmanHAPPINESS. Do you remember how carefree you felt as a child during the holiday time? The smell of the tree, family gatherings and presents brought so much joy and excitement. Have you ever noticed…opulens (35)in life • 5 years agoWhat is the meaning of life?LIFE . There can be many views of this question, including to simply live. I would answer – to fulfil dreams or realize plans. A few questions come to mind, fulfil how and realize what exactly? How…
