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  • Dramaturgy is a mysterious thing. You’re never quite sure where it begins or where it ends. It’s like trying to sketch the edges of a foggy landscape—everything is hazy. Nobody really knows where dramaturgy stops, but we all know where…

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  • The protagonist of Jiří Havelka’s movie The Gardener’s Year (2024, available on Netflix with English subtitles) is a silent master of passive resistance. Not uttering a word, the Gardener endures violence, injustice, and the toothlessness of bureaucracy. In an astounding…

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  • The Ruins of Utopia

    At the beginning of February, a major retrospective of Czech design just ended at the Sovovy Mlýny gallery. I managed to see it literally under the wire. Museum Kampa is a prominent example of a successful private and commercial art…

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  • Blue Sky on Blue Monday

    Last Friday was the first sunny day in a long time. It is January, of course. Tough thoughts under the steel-colored sky are natural, right? It is always darkest before the dawn, just don’t take it too seriously. It’s just…

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  • I’m reading Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity. I must confess that I’ve been actively avoiding self-development manuals as much as possible. It’s partly because I don’t subscribe to the myth that we can “make it” all on our own. We must…

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  • The Educator’s Dilemma

    I believe that everyone is educable. It only depends on the selection of the proper subject of study, realistic expectations about one’s abilities and diligence. Every six months, I experience harsh discussions about students. The final examinations! The hour of…

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