Comments for Flâneur Life

Comment on Visiting Charles Baudelaire’s Grave in Paris by Luis Manteiga Pousa

Luis Manteiga Pousa — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:49:06 +0000

In reply to Blake Miner. Lo que está ahí ya no es Baudelaire. Ni el ni ningún muerto en ningún cementerio ni en ningún sitio enterrado o cremado o...

Comment on What is a Dandy? A Brief History and 101 Guide by rick

rick — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 02:56:13 +0000

Blake,

Here is a link to my screenplay “Bridge of Sighs” The Jack Dandy Origin Story

https://writers.coverfly.com/projects/view/70bbd1bc-a849-4e55-8904-f89c6573aa4c/BRIDGE_OF_SIGHS_The_Jack_Dandy_Origin_Story

Rick

Comment on What is a Flâneur? An Evolving Guide to the Meaning and Philosophy by Blake Miner

Blake Miner — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 19:07:55 +0000

In reply to Beth Kerschen.

Hey Beth! Glad you stumbled upon our little home on the internet here.

Love that snippet, thanks for sharing it (and I’m so glad you were able to take that with you before the paywall hid it from us).

I’ve just done some reasearch on Steve McCurry and I think that’s a fantastic suggestion. Updating the article so he’s in there!

Again, thanks for chiming in!

Comment on What is a Flâneur? An Evolving Guide to the Meaning and Philosophy by Beth Kerschen

Beth Kerschen — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:10:02 +0000

A friend posted a WSJ article about how walking and wondering can improve your happiness. I loved it so much that I copied/noted this text down, “Wanderer: “flâneur”—someone who wanders randomly through a big city, stumbling on new scenes. The flâneur has a long and honored literary history. The surrealists used to choose a Paris streetcar at random, ride to the end of the line and then walk around. And think of Mrs. Dalloway in London, Leopold Bloom in Dublin or Holden Caulfield in New York. But is there any scientific evidence for the benefit of “street-haunting,” as Virginia Woolf called it? A Study shows Happiness Correlates with GPS Data…the more you wander the happier the people reported. Also wandering in different types of neighborhoods/different demographics expanded experiential variability and widened awareness and happiness…seeing the glories of Urban Life.” I wish I had saved the article, but it is now behind a paywall.

Well, I found this notes and I just did a search for flâneur and found your amazing website and this essay. I feel so seen…and maybe even understand myself better! Thank you so much! I am an avid flåneur and photographer and collage artist (using my photography of course). Another person to add to your list is a famous photographer, Steve McCurry. He said, “My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.”

Comment on 11 Best Books About Walking by Blake Miner

Blake Miner — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:56:32 +0000

In reply to Jay. Great one! Thanks for suggesting. Checking this out.

Comment on 21 Social Conditioning Quotes: Thoughts on How to Escape the Matrix by Jane

Jane — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:21:23 +0000

Thank you for sharing

Comment on 11 Best Books About Walking by Jay

Jay — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:50:22 +0000

I’m a big fan of On Looking: A Walker’s Guide to the Art of Observation by Alexandra Horowitz.

Comment on 20 Most Walkable Cities in the World: An Explorer’s Guide by WILLIAM BEALUTGIONNI

WILLIAM BEALUTGIONNI — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:35:45 +0000

In reply to Smitty. ITS NOT SAFE TO WALK IN MEXICO CITY.

Comment on 73 Quotes About Memories to Make Every Day Extraordinary by Blake Miner

Blake Miner — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 11:44:14 +0000

In reply to Susan KELLY. Great one!

Comment on 73 Quotes About Memories to Make Every Day Extraordinary by Susan KELLY

Susan KELLY — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 23:41:49 +0000

Dreams are the Memories of the Old.