WE ARE UNROMANTIC by Zoltan Rendes
What are the most romantic moments of your life? Or the sweet song of the larks on a spring afternoon? Or the wild camels moving on the horizon under the million stars in the desert? Or maybe the smooth lights of the fireflies surrounding you on a midnight summer walk? If none of these have […]
WE ARE COCOA by Zoltan Rendes
I recently returned from a visit to Côte d’Ivoire, also known as Ivory Coast. I was there before, more than 20 years ago during an armed conflict which was the result of the ongoing “Cocoa War” (this refers to the economic and political instability fueled by the country’s reliance on cocoa production, particularly concerning land […]
Episode 4 – WE ARE PESSENGERS – Closing by Balazs Juszt
For reasons that elude me, we have all booked a yearly travel around the Sun in the Milky Way on a planet rotating at just the right speed, with just the right gravity and the perfect atmosphere for all elements that our species requires to survive the journey. Globally, you’re looking to make this trip on an average of […]
Episode 4 – WE ARE PESSENGERS – Opening by Zoltán Rendes
And today’s reason we are an endangered species is passengers. Almost 19 million of whom came to here, to Dubai last year. The first time I landed in Dubai around 25 years ago, it was a desert with some high-rise buildings and a couple of resorts at the seaside. Then Burj Khalifa and hundreds of […]
Episode 3 – WE ARE KIDS – Closing by Zoltán Rendes
It is truly one of the greatest things in life to be a father. Also, as my son Oliver is getting older, getting smarter, and opening his mind, it is becoming harder and harder to be a dad. He watches and reads the news about disasters, wars, climate change, and asks questions. Some of these […]
Episode 3 – WE ARE KIDS – OPENER by Balazs Juszt
And today’s reason we are an endangered species is: kids. One of my favourite Hungarian comics said: Youth! The future is yours! It used to be that it was gonna be ours. – But we fucked it up. I added the last part. The climate crisis is not just changing the planet – it is […]
WE ARE GUACAMOLE by Zoltan Rendes
Avocado as guacamole is a must for tacos or chips on game day or every day. It is the all-time fav brekkie as avocado toasts or Avocado Benedicts around the world. It is the crown jewel of poke bowls or Cobb Salads and a mandatory ingredient in all green liquids. Americans eat 4 kilos of […]
WE ARE MEASLES BY BALAZS JUSZT
The 2nd century, AD was a tumultuous one. The Five Good Emperors ruled the Roman Empire, the Jews were removed from Jerusalem after Bar Kokhba’s revolt, the Han dynasty trembled in China. The seismometer and paper were invented and Ptolemy compiled a catalogue of all stars visible to the naked eye. And there were roughly […]
ZOLTAN RENDES – WE ARE DIRE WOLF CUBS
Looking at these fluffy little creatures, Romulus and Remus, I’m equally amazed and terrified. Reading about the debate in the scientific world in connection with the topic makes me even more troubled. So, did we bring back the dire wolf, which went extinct 10 thousand years ago, or not? Is this de-extinction project just a […]
Episode 2 – WE ARE MONEY CLOSING – Zoltan Rendes
As Balazs said in the first episode: I can’t put a price tag on your survival, but some people surely can and will. According to these people, everything and everybody has a price. We can put a price tag on my opinion too: mine is 2 cents. How much is yours? “Money makes the world […]
