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devenir Edouard Louis
I have read every book Edouard Louis wrote. His first book “En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule” was published in 2014 and flabbergasted me. Since then he wrote a total of six books. I struggled with “Historie de la violence”, perhaps because I read it in French and here the language felt “constructed” compared to the…
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gie zie m’n zeekapiting
Als ik de overgang van mijn onbezonnen jeugd naar mijn junior professionele carrière zou moeten vatten in een cluster aan woorden, dan zou dit er vast als volgt uitzien : Gistel – Oostende – Brugge – Gent – Brussel, VRT, Radio 2 West-Vlaanderen, Golfbreker, Andromeda hotel, Thermae Palace hotel, de kusttram, visrecepten, Mark Lefever, Jessie…
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a team building recipe
I stopped reading management books some time ago. Sure, I still read summaries, pick up the occasional book, and I am a big fan of the Harvard Business Reviews publications and their archives. Tip : they have an excellent subscription model for only 14 euro per month. Over time, management books have been replaced by…
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from bin to brand
We bought our house in 2002 and had a first major renovation in 2007. The most difficult decision was the kitchen. We visited plenty of stores and made plans, but once we saw the sober line of Antonio Citterio for Arclinea, the choice was easily made. Now almost 15 years later we don’t regret the…
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navigating the art world
Lately, I’m spending a lot of time with and on art. With art : visiting musea, which is a great break from Corona. This weekend, I have the Tinguely and Kunstmuseum Basel on my calendar. With, as in considering buying art. Unlike what people think, it doesn’t have to be expensive. But also more time…
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gay love stories so often end badly
One of the books that had a big impact on me as a young man and on my sexual identity was “Maurice”, written by E.M. Foster, only published after his death in 1971. Ivory Merchant turned it in a beautiful film, that was re-released in 2017 to celebrate its 30th birthday. It tells the love…
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dear reader, according to Cathy Rentzenbrink
Reading has saved my life, again and again, and has held my hand through every difficult time … I pick up and smell them before I even buy books. At home I have a separate shelf for ‘books about books’. And unless the smell of the books merge with the smell of me, my home…
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another history of art
I have an art historian at home. Full time. For more than 20 years already. Whenever I mention something art related – Rothko, rococo, Jean-François Millet, the Sixteen Chapel, …. you name it – I get context. When we travel – and we love travelling – Filip is my private guide. That is very, very…
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on connection by kae tempest
Empathy is remembering that everybody has a story. Multiple stories. And remembering to make space to hear someone else’s story before immediately telling your own. If you are a book lover and tell it to the crowd; if you are a book lover and give a lot of books, sooner or later you end up…
JEAN PHILIP DE TENDER 