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A classic looking up photo
I don’t care what the article’s about. I just love the photo at the top of it: It’s a piece in Quillette. But where is that? That the plane is so low says Hong Kong to me, but what do I know? The...
View ArticleAnother Twitter dump
I had a Twitter dump earlier. It feels so good to be getting this stuff out of my system, so here’s another. Again, in no particular order, and not chosen for bang-up-to-dateness, just funness and...
View ArticleIn which Patrick Crozier tells me that the Americans could and should have...
This was in the course of our latest recorded conversation, which we had over the phone (by which I mean my phone and his computer) last Wednesday, and which has just been posted at Croziervision, with...
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England v Pakistan: No spectators and all the time in the world
The first test match between England and Pakistan could be a terrible disappointment, for England fan me. But, as I write this now, it could get special. England are chasing 277, I think it is, in the...
View ArticleMatt Ridley tells how vaccination became established in England
I have started reading Matt Ridley’s book about How Innovation Works. Here (pages 50-55) is his description of how vaccinating people against smallpox went from being fiercely criticised by the medical...
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This is why they call it death bowling
Shaheen Shah Afridi, bowling for Hampshire against Middlesex this afternoon: All bowled. And that, ladies and gents, is how you finish off a T20 cricket match. Hampshire had only won the one game in...
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The President of Turkmenistan expresses his love of dogs with a golden statue
Here: Says Eurasianet: The new monument that was commissioned several years ago puts the Alabai in exalted company at the forefront of state propaganda. The Alabai being a breed of dog. The statue,...
View ArticleAnother carnival of the animals posting
Starting with a new recording of Carnival of the Animals. Saint-Saëns at his harmonious and melodious best. It’s the Kanneh-Mason clan, with additions. Sheku, as of now the most celebrated of this much...
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The Moose Cup Powered By Daraz
The Moose Cup Powered By Daraz being the trophy that the Sri Lankan and English cricket teams are now battling, out there in Sri Lanka, to win. Moose. Daraz. The Moose Cup Powered by Daraz is a regular...
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Otters in Singapore City
The whole world is becoming a giant zoo, curated by humans. Now, for instance, there are otters living in Singapore City: Singapore’s otter families all have names. Here, the Bishan family crosses a...
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