Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing
Posted in Misc on Feb 8th, 2008
A few days ago The Atlantic Monthly opened its archive to web traffic. It’s one of my favourite American publications, along with The New Yorker. As result I can point you to something that you will enjoy. It will also make you a wise, entertaining and well informed dinner party guest. Well, on at least [...]
Posted in Misc on Dec 31st, 2007
The New York Times has a great article on airport security follies. I rather enjoyed this comment
Ninety years ago, H.L. Mencken made this observation: “Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to [...]
Posted in Misc on Nov 22nd, 2007
Steve Bell’s cartoon in The Guardian is the best thing I’ve seen yet about the lost discs fiasco, dubbed the Winter of Disc Content by BBC Radio 4’s Today program this morning, namely the government’s losing data about half the adult population and a large number of dependents.
More discs have gone missing. All this comes [...]
Posted in Misc on Nov 2nd, 2007
I took the Russian Princess to see the Chinese Terracotta Warriors this evening. The exhibition is in the reading room of the British Museum, which provides a spectacular backdrop (photos). A false floor has been installed and the space converted temporarily for the exhibition.
Finally, I am taking cultural advantage of living in London, never having [...]
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