Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
irony in social media (a.k.a. how some people make use of all the crap thats published online): KimKierkegaardashian: a twitter feed ‘mashing’ the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard with the tweets of Kim Kardashian. Rich Kids of Instagram: atumblr collection of instagram photos–“They have more money than you and this is what they do.
typical norwegian holidays involve going to a “hytte” (cabin) to get as far away from civilization as possible (unless you’re of retiree age, in which case your holidays consist of living in Spain for several months of the year). from what I’ve gathered, there are two types of hytte: (1) the mountain hytte, where you isolate yourself in the wilderness, … Read More
…is a Canadian dude from Ottawa?! His name in Chinese is 大山 (‘dashan’ or big mountain), and he’s crazy famous. Hilarious because I would never have heard of him in Canada–but Chinese people tell me he’s more famous than Mao. (How’s that for a benchmark?) So I guess it’s no surprise that the Canadian embassy in Beijing now has his … Read More
good article in newsweek about the changing attitudes in iran today (also accompanied by photos the journalist took of random different people, to show a cross-section of the population).
christmas isn’t traditionally an important holiday, but the commercial aspects are gaining popularity among young people (how trendy). christmas lights everywhere, kitschy decorations… best of all: you can order a santa to come to your house (by motorbike, of course) to personally deliver presents for your kids (with the price varying on the quality of present you want). amusing to … Read More
article in the economist about re-building and expanding mecca from the current capacity of 900,000 to 1.5 million worshippers. among those approached for the project are two respected British architects, Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid. a slight controversy arises since Lord Foster is not a muslim; should he win the commission, he would have to implement his plans from a … Read More
(dedicated to the pioneers of the labour movement: freedom solidarity!) (“Winter 1946”: in reference to the French re-occupation of Hanoi after Ho Chi Minh had proclaimed independence in 1945)
“You are not Rukai then?” I said. “On no!” she replied with a tinkling laugh. “None of us are. We saw the chance to get married Rukai style on the Taiwanese tourist board website.”
The Israeli government has limited the number of visas for foreign restaurant workers to 500, and will reduce this number to zero next year. seems to be targeted mainly at asian workers, particularly thai, chinese, japanese and indian restaurants… and the Israeli Ethnic Restaurant Association is trying to appeal this decision to the supreme court. “We feel an Israeli can … Read More
everyone talks about california, but what about american samoa? (I like how they refer to the rest of the country as the Mainland.)