Make Love in a Canoe

Recently I explained to a good friend of mine why I consider erotic love a basic human necessity, and why I dare to say that without it, life is incomplete. While one could argue with me by undoing the notion of love with a genealogy or archaeology of the concept, I say, in the widest … Continue reading →

Get Really Close to Another Human Being This Life Time

Now I understand why Georges Bataille wrote about some sovereign moments between two people in love, and everybody would take it as an allegory of the bloody Spanish Civil War. Hong Kong cultural critic Leung Man-tao discusses love and marriage in a recent interview, and his main point, if you allow me for an intentional … Continue reading →

La Place des grands hommes

Ça fait si longtemps que je n’avais pas écrit en français, et je dois dire que ma mode d’expression et façon de pensée restent fondamentalement anglaises. Ici, il s’agit de mes anciens camarades de classe au lycée à Hong-Kong, et mes commentaires, parfois, ne sont pas du tout flatteurs. Et puisqu’ils ne comprennent pas le … Continue reading →