The elephant’s belly: an urchin living inside Napoleon’s monument by Nicolás Boullosa on January 15, 2026 Some monuments were never meant to be inhabited. Yet in 19th-century Paris, a child lived inside the hollow body of …
Normal until it breaks: A modern life with few redundancies by Nicolás Boullosa on January 10, 2026 How car crashes, blackouts, and bureaucratic glitches reveal the fragility of our optimized world—and why resilience now means living with …
The other Camino trail: teachings from the path beneath the path by Nicolás Boullosa on December 10, 2025 I walked the Camino at 19 with friends, no money, and even less spirituality. But somewhere between the fog and …
Capturing the vanishing, learning to let go: on aura, photography & being present by Nicolás Boullosa on November 13, 2025 Walter Benjamin warned that machines would steal the “aura” from art. Between a celebrated old travel-photography archive and every other …
Reenchantment: Autumn’s light, solitary huts & the art of seeing afresh by Nicolás Boullosa on October 22, 2025 What if a text read like a slow walk? The truest form of luxury is not online but contemplative. Autumn …
Void, or the space between us: on individualism, the commons, and purpose by Nicolás Boullosa on October 16, 2025 You don’t live in a vacuum. You live among echoes — digital, cultural, ancestral — shaping the melody of your …
The death of depth—and of long-form—is (maybe) greatly exaggerated by Nicolás Boullosa on October 8, 2025 On the vanishing patience for depth, and the quiet rebellion of those who still read. Loosely paraphrasing Mark Twain, the …
House in a hamlet: restoration, regeneration, and layers of a home by Nicolás Boullosa on February 20, 2025 When you tend a garden or you have a project of a house in your hands, your world opens up …
The stuff around us: the hidden value & meaning of things old & new by Nicolás Boullosa on January 2, 2025 All things carry their weight. Sometimes, old possessions can become evergreens, whereas stuff some consider junk could be other people’s …
On the riddle of consciousness and human vision: a tale of light from darkness by Nicolás Boullosa on June 5, 2024 Observe a baby with attention, and you’ll see that early on, he’ll cover his eyes with his hands to make …
