The Fermi Paradox (in short: «Why the heck haven’t we made contact with extraterrestrials yet?») is quite a beast. Last year, I had recommended this excellent explainer, if you prefer a shorter version in video, there you go.

8 minutes of pure beauty. Lean back and enjoy.

Ross Sutherland is a writer and performance poet based in the UK. I met him at a poetry slam in Munich in 2003. Ross has advanced to be one of the most celebrated performance poets of the UK, and in his live shows he mixes the power and beauty of poetry with wit of stand up comedy and the possibilities digital and video arts in a rather spectacular way. Sutherland is a crucial part of the current UK avantgarde performance poetry scene, which is without doubt the most interesting and innovative place for spoken word theatre at the moment. In the month of April, Sutherland was the very first digital poet in residence at campus poetry school, creating 30 video poems, one each day.

There are no words. What you’ll see in this documentary series is sickening. But there’s no turning away. A close-up-look at those risking their lives to reach Europe, and the forces tasked to keep them out. If you’re also looking for an explainer on the current situation, I recommend this one by Vox.com.

Haunting: In 2009, a man calling himself Peter Bergmann arrived in an Irish town with a plan to disappear forever.