Emmanuel Dubois

@manuphoto.com

History, science-fiction, literature, comics, photography, F1, technology, sciences and movies. Host of @lafayettepodcast.com Photography on @pixmanuphoto.bsky.social Francophone en Amérique du Nord. 🎙💙📚🏎️ 🚀 🎥 📷🇨🇦🇫🇷 https://linktr.ee/manuphoto

A few years ago, I stopped looking for the best newspaper. Instead, I started building a media ecosystem where different outlets complement and challenge one another.

I’m about halfway through A Wizard of Earthsea, and I’m really enjoying it. What appeals to me most is that the magic is tied to responsibility, balance, identity, and personal growth, rather than flashy displays of power. The characters feel deeply human and imperfect. Exactly my kind of fantasy.

"[…] I'm fascinated by concepts of other realities, other ways of doing things. Nothing is fixed, nothing sacred, nothing metaphysically determined—it's all contingent on process and evolution. 1/2

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Someone recently asked me to explain France’s actual role in the world today. It’s genuinely misunderstood abroad, so here’s a thread. The best summary I ever heard, from a prof of mine: France is a medium power with the reflexes of a great power. 🧵

I started "No Enemy But Time" by Michael Bishop. Interesting premise and elegant prose. Should make an interesting read. My goal is to finish reading the Nebulas by end of year, early 2027 at the latest.