“Another such victory and I am undone.”
Wednesday 30 May 2012
pyrrhic victory or yes, we have no bleeding turnips
catagories: ๐ช๐บ, ๐ฌ๐ท, ๐ฎ๐ช, ๐ฎ๐ธ, economic policy, foreign policy, philosophy
Tuesday 29 May 2012
faux chรขteau
freude oder schadenfreude
Monday 28 May 2012
papercraft
catagories: ๐ง
Sunday 27 May 2012
geisterstรคdte
Der Spiegel’s English-language stories section reports on an exhibition in Berlin about contemporary ghost-towns and the deliberate choices and accidents of history that are creating the phenomenon.
torch song
Protests and boycotts are always of a selective nature. Parallel to the threats by some European countries to sit-out the Euro 2012 final matches to be held in the Ukraine over the host’s treatment of its former prime-minister (apparently having had selectively made an example out of her perceived violation of public-trust) and even propose the games be held in another venue, like Germany or Poland, holding the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan was not without controversy.
Saturday 26 May 2012
not to scale
Thursday 24 May 2012
bottle of red, bottle of white
We’re no connoisseurs just yet but with the heat of the summer descending on us and for want of something lighter and with a bit less of a wallop, but we are enjoying discovering white wine as well, instead of just the usual spectrum of reds. That white wine does not seem as strong is a bit counterintuitive to me and I suppose one must consider all the chemistry to appreciate the different notes.
catagories: ⚕️, ๐ฑ, ๐ฅ, environment, lifestyle