We have been attending Wave-Gotik-Treffen, in Leipzig, since 2019 – minus the pandemic years – and 2026 is no exception.
As usual, Wave-Gotik-Treffen will be captured through the lens of Gustavo Hochman this year supported by image editor Milena Katzman.
Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the world’s largest gothic festival. It also includes Punk, Rivethead, Romanticism, Steampunk, Victoriana and other alternative and subcultures.
Our previous years’ full photologs.
Men Often Keep Returning to Places That No Longer Make Sense to Other People, my new post at The Listening Room HQ my men’s practice and The Polymat sister site – speaks of workshops, garages, allotments, and other familiar places that continue giving men rhythm, continuity, competence, and human anchoring long after practical or financial logic begins to fade. It can be read on The Listening Room HQ site.
Noite do Cometa is a unique event Saturday 16, stretching to the early hours of Sunday 17, at a special space with concerts by Gabci, Baleia Baleia Baleia and Bulha the band of our very own Paulo Carmona, and DJ sets by A Boy Named Sue and Rodas at OPO’LAB, Porto (Rua D. João IV 643), doors 9pm. Tickets: €16.50 Euros + taxes (online at Shotgun)
Schedule:
9pm: Doors/DJs
9:45pm: Gabci
10:30pm: Bulha
11:30pm: Baleia Baleia Baleia
00:30am: DJ a Boy Named Sue | Rodas
2:30am: The Comet Passed By
Movement, Bare Feet & The Star my new post on The Polymath is a reflection on weather, memory, embodiment, and the many forms of intelligence that shape human life beyond abstraction. From relational awareness and inner weather to creative rebuilding, Tarot, and the slow return of coherence. It can be read on The Polymath site.
When Loss Arrives Without Warning
is my personal reflection on sudden loss and grief after the unexpected death of a decades-long friend, exploring memory, disorientation, and the quiet ways grief moves through daily life. It can be read at The Listening Room HQ site.
The World of Dex and Mosscap is a post on my beloved books A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, written by Becky Chambers, following Dex, a tea monk, and Mosscap, a returning robot, as they move through quiet encounters, open questions, and the search for what people need. It can be read on The Polymath site.
Inconsistency, Trust, and What We Actually Do With It my new post on The Listening Room HQ, my men’s practice, The Polymath sister site – speaks of inconsistency in communication as a normal feature of how the brain works, shaped by memory, state, stress, and cognitive load. It does not automatically indicate a problem, but when patterns affect trust, clarity, or relational safety, they may need attention and understanding.
Inconsistency, Trust, and What We Actually Do With It explores how to distinguish between harmless variability and patterns that affect trust, clarity, and relational stability, and how to respond to those matters. It can be read at The Listening Room HQ site.
Aries New Moon – On Not Acting Too Soon my new post on The Polymath site is about not every impulse to act is true timing. The New Moon in Aries, the tension between action and restraint, and why the most accurate beginnings are sometimes the ones that wait. The Aires New Moon is the beginning of the Western Astrology New Year. You can read it on The Polymath site.
When Doing Everything Yourself Becomes Sabotage the new post at The Listening Room HQ HQ, my men’s practice, is about that point where doing everything alone stops being strength and becomes sabotage. It speaks on capacity, control, why it’s best not to overdo, and knowing when to let others in. It can be read at the Listening Room HQ site.
Artemis II and a Small Moon Called Rise sees me writing on The Polymath about space, zero-gravity, the Moon and more. Artemis II marks humanity’s first crewed journey toward the Moon since the Apollo era. A reflection on exploration, memory, and the small symbols, from Gagarin’s doll to the Artemis mascot Rise – created by 8 years old Lucas Ye – that travel with us into space. You can read the post on The Polymath site.
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