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The comprehensive self-insulation

COVID19: SARS in 2003, bird flu in 2005, MERS in 2012, Ebola in 2014, combined with the financial crisis, massive refugee flows, and revolutions in the Middle East and Greta Thunberg's shrill doomsday voice, had largely immunized the population against something as abstract as Covid19.

An ever-creeping feeling of loneliness

INSULATION: Acute loneliness affects both winners and losers. Daniel Schreiber visits a wealth of hermit literature – such as Thoreau's Walden and Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. But what does social withdrawal mean today – whether it is the occupational or pandemic condition?

About being attentive and taking the lot of things

TRÆER: Through a conversation with trees, the author of the book becomes clearer about his relationship to loneliness, vulnerability and the grief of the disappearance of things.

Slive kick about power play in intimate relationships

WORLD PREMIERE: For the first time in 16 years, a Norwegian short film has been selected for the critique week in Cannes.

A puppet life 

Could you consider establishing a long-term love relationship with a silicone doll? Melody Gilbert's thought-provoking documentary explores the relationship between humans and puppets, and as a spectator you are slowly drawn into an exercise in human empathy and compassion.

The devil in the distractions

Solitude is at times an interesting reflection on the many qualities of loneliness, in a time when we are almost always associated with others. 

The misery and magic of loneliness

Loneliness is an experience that can enrich our inner world and strengthen our fellowship, says Olivia Laing.

Imprecise about Scandinavian loneliness

Do we become truly happy with our individualistic lifestyle?