01 February 2025

Nowhere Man

There are places John won’t remember

A curious thing I found while walking in Etterbeek
A plaque on a building in Etterbeek claims that ‘In 1965, John Lennon could have stayed in this house if, during the Beatles’ European Tour, he had passed through Etterbeek’.

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02 January 2025

Le Nautipoulpe

A fantastical creature appeared in Brussels

The temporary sculpture, by designer François Schuiten and sculptor Pierre Matter, erupts from the pavement in front of the Palais de Justice in Brussels. Inspired by Jules Verne’s works, it will move later this year to its final destination place, Amiens, where the author died 120 years ago.

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