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De zingeving van het moment: Bescheidenheid

Emiel Martens — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:04:28 +0000

Januari was, ondanks alle goede voornemens in het nieuwe jaar, een maand waarin we collectief worstelden met onze bescheidenheid. Van KPN tot promotielesbo’s en van Floortje Dessing tot Johnny de Mol, allemaal probeerden ze zichzelf op terughoudende wijze te feliciteren, promoten of anderszins op de borst te kloppen.

Lees de column op DeFusie.net.

The Meaning of the Moment: Being Part of a List

Emiel Martens — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:48:48 +0000

Like every year, December was the month of reflection and looking back. It’s a time of annual overviews, selections and lists. Known and lesser-known Dutch people – from politicians to athletes, from writers to musicians, and from fashion designers to ‘oliebollen’ bakeries – all were hoping to be included in some illustrious list. And with that, to safeguard their immortality.

Read the column (in Dutch) on DeFusie.net.

The Meaning of the Month: Genuine Emotions

Emiel Martens — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 23:40:59 +0000

We cannot go round it: November was the month of sincerity. From Sylvie Meis to Louis van Gaal, and from sponsors to art experts, they all showed truly genuine emotions.

Read the column (in Dutch) on DeFusie.net.

The Meaning of the Moment: 99,99 Procent Is Determined

Emiel Martens — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:32:23 +0000

October was marked by the battle over getting it right. In the month of fierce ‘yes-and-no-discussions’ on the folder of Bart Smit and the color of Zwarte Piet, there was eventually only one winner: the percentage.

Read the column (in Dutch) DeFusie.net.

The Meaning of the Moment: A Fighting Sport Calms You

Emiel Martens — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:45:45 +0000

September was the month of the exhaust valve. After the unofficial biography of kickboxer Badr Hari (written by Jens Olde Kalter) became in no time both the most sold and stolen book in the Netherlands, again the question arose whether practicing a fighting sport makes people aggressive. Because, as it turned out in the bestseller, Badr was also outside the ring always a sweetheart.

Read the column (in Dutch) on DeFusie.net.