Book review: Ghost-Eye
This review examines Amitav Ghosh’s novel *Ghost-Eye*, which explores themes of reincarnation, environmentalism, and family through a narrative spanning 1960s Calcutta and modern-d…
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Book review: Butter
This article reviews Asako Yuzuki’s novel *Butter*, which follows a journalist’s transformative correspondence with a convicted serial killer through the exchange of culinary recip…
A walk through urban mosaic on streets of Schaerbeek
The article explores the colorful tradition of mosaic street art tiles found on the cobblestone footpaths of Brussels, specifically within the Schaerbeek municipality. Originally a…
Weekend hiking trip to La Roche-en-Ardenne
After recovering from a viral infection, the author and their partner spent a weekend exploring the medieval town of La Roche-en-Ardenne in Belgium's Ardennes forest. Their trip fo…
Autumn: Free cross stitch pattern
To celebrate the arrival of autumn, a custom embroidery artist is offering a free, downloadable cross-stitch pattern inspired by colorful fallen leaves. This easy project allows cr…
Book haul 2026
After a decade of favoring ebooks, a couple living in Belgium recently visited a Brussels bookstore to restock their physical library with titles from their shared wish lists. The …
First woman artist to…
After six months of research, the author has compiled a database of 424 women artists to address the historical lack of female representation in art calendars. To celebrate this mi…
#WomenArtists: Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur was a trailblazing 19th-century French Realist artist renowned for her masterful depictions of animal anatomy and her acclaimed work, *The Horse Fair*. As the first wo…
#WomenArtists: Elaine Fried de Kooning
Elaine Fried de Kooning was a pioneering American artist, critic, and teacher who evolved from Abstract Expressionism into her own unique style of New York Figurative Expressionism…
#WomenArtists: Maria Blanchard
To address the historical lack of documentation for female artists, the author is launching a project to create a database celebrating women's contributions to art, beginning with …
Book review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Set in a remote Polish village, Olga Tokarczuk’s *Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead* follows Janina Duszejko, an eccentric elderly woman who becomes embroiled in an invest…
AQI, Climate Change and Weather Journal
The author expresses deep concern over the dangerously high and largely ignored Air Quality Index (AQI) in Calcutta and its suburbs, which caused severe respiratory illnesses for t…