About the Author

"Professional Philosovos"

Photo : Kris *Thirty6Red*

"In Byzantium the fox was the philosophos.
It was not his wiliness that was stressed, as was true in the West,
but the vanity with which he displayed his learning."
-Remi Brague

"Philosopher, one living a life of speculation and self-denial, monk."
-Marcus Jastrow

He’s one sly fox, so you shouldn’t trust a word he says, well… if that were true you couldn’t trust me either, right? So skip that, and let’s get sincere. Basically you’ll find stuff on here covering a broad spectrum, from movies to films, to tv-series, Japanese animation, cartoons, some Hollywood blockbusters and foreign artsy-pantsy films, did I mention movies already? To keep it simple, most of my time will be diverted to analysing and writing reviews on cinematic classics and some flops when I’m working on my blog. I’ll try and update it regularly but since I’m a fox I can’t keep my promises.

Besides my love for moving pictures and greasy chickens I’ll also write on such fascinating things as religion, philosophy, politics, history, culture, cyberspace, pulp, art, advertisement, current issues, and what have you more… Coincidently the things I write about also cover my interests for the most part! You could say, my interests lie mainly with the humanities, or human ’sciences’ as they are called these days, and range from sociology, psychology, psycho-analysis, philosophy, anthropology, ethnology, religious studies, linguistics, international & public relations, to comedy, webdesign, art criticism and beyond. Does that tell you who I am? I think it tells you enough about who I am. The rest you’ll deduce from reading the articles and things I’ll be posting on this little free corner of the web.

What more is there to say? Let me see… I’ll probably write most of my things in English since it’s the Lingua Franca these days, and since generating some awareness of my online-existence for the things I write, create, and ponder upon is the purpose of my being here, it is easier to achieve in English. But I’ll also write in Dutch when I’m in the mood for it, or when I think the subject matter benefits from it, sorry mensen! Don’t come looking here for short stories either, they will be few and far in between. I still believe there are people out there with an attention span that excedes that of the common fruitfly. Even though I’m sure fruitflies live very free and fulfilling lives.

Why I should name myself after Reynaert de Vos you ask? Because ‘the trickster‘ is one of the oldest and most intriguing cultural archetypes, and this fox is ‘pure of heart’ and a unique Dutch exemplar of its kind. The trickster is basically a criminal of sorts, a subverter, and trespasser of boundaries and that’s also a nice fanciful way of saying, someone with a sense of humor. In short, the perfect avatar to symbolize the protean pastures (and pleasures) of internet, and a welcoming warning for friendly visitors to remain critical of whatever they read! Pictures on my site are linked to their source, except those of my own making, which are given free under Creative Commons 3.0. (MY GALLERY) Go forth and multiply!

So, this isn’t all there is to say about me – thank God for that – but it is enough for me, cuz another aspect of the trickster is its elusive hard-to-pin-down character. The moment I think of something else to tell, you’ll guys be the first to know (if I don’t have more pressing business to attend to, that is…..mmm delicious chickens).

Thanks for traversing the murky waters of the Net to visit my humble abode…

…and be sure to enjoy your stay here fellow Cybersurfers!

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Reinaert de V.

“Coyote is not a Ghost, merely a Protean Trickster…” -Donna Haraway

(disclaimer: the three pictures above, are not my own)