Katie Jgln

1 week ago | thenoosphere.substack.com | Katie Jgln |Katie Jgln

The Noösphere is an entirely reader-supported publication that brings social sciences research into frequently overlooked topics. If you read it every week and value the labour that goes into it, consider liking or sharing this essay or becoming a paid subscriber! You can also buy me a coffee instead.

Jul 26, 2024 | saschacamilli.substack.com | Sascha Camilli |Katie Jgln

It was a sunny morning in Paris. A Monday, to be exact. I had gone out for a walk, about a quarter to eight, to get a takeaway coffee. The city was quietly waking up, readying itself for the day. As I was making my way back to my Airbnb, clutching an oat cappuccino, my heart was racing with excitement. Thanks for reading Kind of Wild! Please subscribe - it would make my day. Thirty minutes later, I stepped in front of a makeup artist, wearing only underwear and nipple covers.

Jun 26, 2024 | thenoosphere.substack.com | Katie Jgln

The Noösphere is an entirely reader-supported publication that brings the latest social sciences research into frequently overlooked topics. If you read it every week and value the labour that goes into it, consider becoming a paid subscriber! You can also buy me a coffee instead. As a young boy, Godric of Finchale sifted through sand, hoping to find salvageable goods from shipwrecks. Later, he became a peddler in Lincolnshire, England, then a sailor, and eventually a merchant.

May 28, 2023 | thenoosphere.substack.com | Katie Jgln

A couple of weeks ago, it was my five-year anniversary of living in the UK. Before that, I lived in Belgium. And then before that, in France. In between living in those countries, I also spent some time in Italy and the US — I have family there. But I’m originally from Poland, a country whose national narrative is built upon the dream of moving away. (Or at least has been until recently, since we’re now on track to become wealthier than Britain.)And I’m living that dream, I guess.

Apr 17, 2023 | thenoosphere.substack.com | Katie Jgln

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few days, you’ve must heard about — or seen — Dalai Lama’s ‘tongue incident’. In a video that’s gone viral, the 87-year-old spiritual leader of the Tibetan people is seen kissing a young boy and then asking him to ‘suck his tongue.’And although he’s already apologised for it — or rather, his office did dismissing it as just ‘innocent and playful’ behaviour — the global outrage unsurprisingly continues.