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Archive for the ‘Surprise’ Category
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An Hotel Downtown?
I had received the invitation for a long time, I had not paid any particular attention to the address of the hotel. In the past, I used to buy a map of the city. I used to come back quickly […]
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Seen
One day, as I went back home after grocery shopping, I walked by a store that was apparently being remodeled. What was being hidden by the semi-painted glass that obscured my view as much as it drew my attention and […]
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(H+NH)2 = H2+2HNH+NH2 (part 2)
This is again the time of comings and goings. One more time, the end of holidays goes hand in hand with its usual crowded railway stations and traffic jams. The management of vehicles flows raises particular issues for tolls on […]
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The neon sign
You came to visit the new museum of contemporary art, the architect designed a building that looks like a stack of cubes in equilibrium. It’s beautiful. You enter, you take a ticket and begin the visit. Down to the first […]
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Good pick
Facing the ever-increasing expansion of information, he has tried everything. At first, he used to print out articles that had to be read in priority and he carefully staked them on his desk. Then, he stored every item in different […]
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La liasse
Marseille, mai 2010. Quand le magasinier des archives me transmet la boîte, mes mains tremblent ; j’ai débarqué du train et ayant une heure à perdre avant mon rendez-vous, je me suis dis que je pouvais bien m’offrir une courte séance […]
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Impasse
Paris, février 2010. À l’heure où le monde de la recherche académique est en pleines mutations, les positions s’affrontent. Certains pensent que le système doit être réformé de fond en comble pour développer des synergies entre les universités et les […]
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Transformations
Gare d’Austerlitz, avril 2010. Les étiquettes sont des objets fascinants. Nos vies en sont pleines, à la maison, au supermarché, au travail… Petits papiers magiques qui attachent les mots et les choses. Avec l’avènement de l’informatique, elles ont subi des […]
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Mystérieux écrits
Rio, novembre 2009. Dans le grand hall de l’université de Rio, je viens de recevoir une lettre anonyme d’un mystérieux ami dont je ne reconnais pas l’écriture, mais qui dans sa missive me donne quelques indices : un souvenir de Moscou […]
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Petit bonheur
Levallois. Novembre 2009. La visite en famille de l’exposition dédiée au graffiti à la Fondation Cartier a été un moment précieux pour mettre à l’épreuve les cadres de la moralité parentale. Les questions chez les uns et chez les autres […]