Markus Zohner

The Immaculate Birth

My cousin, a gynaecologist, told me the following story: one day, at the hospital where she works, a young woman arrived at the clinic with a man. The two apparently came from a Middle Eastern country, and the woman wore a hijab. The girl was ashen, and the doctor, my

Christmas Banned in Europe

One cannot help but be amazed by the wave of destructive comments surrounding a European Commission document that aims to provide internal staff guidelines for adopting more inclusive communication. This reflects a society that is more open and more aware than that of 50 or 100 years ago. A society

Crucified Santa

A department store in Nagoyal, Japan, decorated for Christmas: nativity scene below, Santa Claus nailed to a cross above. Time to rethink what we celebrate.

Lugano, 4 November 2024

Time of writing. Change My Mind — our new working theme. Autumn in Lugano, David Gilmour in Rome, and finally finding the right Zettelkasten workflow.

Why I Ditched Roam Research and Logseq as Tools for Writing

Roam Research blew my mind. Logseq gave me back control. But when deadlines arrived, both hit the same wall: copy-paste was the only way out. A thinker's paradise — and a writer's nightmare.

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