Author Archives
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Which twin is older?
Samuel was born at 1:39 a.m. on Sunday, November 6, followed 31 minutes later by Ronan, at what would have been 2:10. But at 2 a.m. that morning, Daylight Savings Time ended for the year, making it 1:10 a.m. and… Read More ›
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When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism
What on earth is going on in the Western democracies? From the rise of Donald Trump in the United States and an assortment of right-wing parties across Europe through the June 23 Brexit vote, many on the Left have the… Read More ›
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Looking forward to Zero Days
Neil posted this on Twitter yesterday and the trailer above grabbed me. Looks like a great film and is expected mid-December.
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Subway jam session
This is great, but all I ever get on a train is one person talking to themselves, another shouting into his phone and the rest looking utterly miserable. Oh for a train ride like the one above. Love it when… Read More ›
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A photo, a meteor and an erupting volcano
So, you are sitting by a volcano and it erupts. A meteor then passes by and you happen to have your camera with you. That’s cool. More here.
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Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
In 1969 Leonard Cohen released a record entitled Songs From A Room. The fifth track on that album is “Seems So Long Ago, Nancy.” The song has become one of Cohen’s more popular ones; it has found its way onto… Read More ›
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In Flanders Fields
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There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in
The title of this article is my favourite line from my favourite Leonard Cohen song, which just happens to be my favourite song. It sums up so many things for me and gained more relevance when my father passed 2… Read More ›
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Photographer creates silhouettes from Star Wars toys
The above image is created with a toy. So clever.
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Newsweek recalls 125,000 copies of its souvenir Madam President issue
Newsweek and a partner that prints up special commemorative issues has been forced into an embarrassing recall, after it sent out 125,000 copies of its Madam President issue designed to celebrate Hillary Clinton’s win… More at The Telegraph. No one… Read More ›
