Missed Connections
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Planning flights grows more complicated every time. Once, a forty-minute connection at Munich’s vast airport wouldn’t have worried me. Now, three hours between flights in Istanbul can easily become a…
The Man from the Aeroplane
Self-discovery, personal boundaries, transformation through everyday experience – these are the themes explored by Alexander Sukhochev, writer and journalist, author of the book “Goa Syndrome”, in which the experience of living on the coast of India becomes an occasion for reflection on inner freedom and cultural transitions. His texts are an attempt to capture the movement of thought in the moment, without declarations, but with attention to detail.
Modern Nomads
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I’m on my way back from Kyrgyzstan and the World Nomad Games. Like the Olympics, they brought together thousands of competitors from practically every country in the world. Apart from…
AY YOLA: How to Remain Yourself When the Whole World Has Heard You
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For me, flying is not simply a convenient stretch of time in which to observe life. It has become part of the work. Not long ago, I found myself in…
A Festival on a Scorched Pitch: About Football and More Than Football
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Almost a quarter of a century ago, in 2002, Bernard Werber published a collection called “L’Arbre des possibles” that contains an intriguing story titled “Bread and Spectacles.”
Keep Dancing, Don’t Stop!
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Winter is drawing to a close, which means the season of endless flights between cities and countries is upon us once more. Festival time begins, that feverish stretch for musicians…
Myths in Music, Music in Myths
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It was music that made me “the man from the aeroplane.” Almost every week, my weekends began and ended at some airport: I was in high demand as a DJ…
Turbulence of reality
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From above the world looks calm and complete — altitude lends the illusion of harmony. Lakes gleam like vast mirrors, riverbeds wind as silver ribbons, and among the many shades…
Thought on autopilot
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The moment the aeroplane leaves the runway, I allow myself to drift away from the strip of rational control. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex slips into stand-by, and the DMN —…
Myths of the future
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I was really upset when I realized I’d forgotten my book in the seat pocket on the plane. I had just started reading it, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.…