City Bell, Argentina — "That’s what freedom’s all about; learnin’ somethin’ then throwin’ it away." Rahsaan Roland Kirk One afternoon, about two years ago, I was sitting in my bedroom with a view of a strange, new city, listening to a piece on NPR about dreams and art. It was a cold day and […]
All the truth about vodka
Many know this strong spirit, which promises a successful party, yet, few know interesting facts about this interesting drink. To start with – vodka has a dark history. It is considered that vodka is originally a Russian drink, but in the late 70s during the Cold War there was a big process about Poland claiming […]
History of the World – Part II
As you will remember from our previous chapter of “The Mid-Western History of the World”, just over seven thousand years ago Adam and Eve were deceived in the Garden of Eden by the theories of the evil serpent Charles Darwin and his corrupt, British sense of humour. Their indiscretions were punished by the Lord who […]
Neologisms
n = noun; v = verb Aroma n The smell of Italian cooking like mama used to make back in Latium Prosperity n All the good reasons why you should become rich and powerful Context n All those misleading sentences in a contract, which are designed to confuse and misinform you. Devotees n Provocatively […]
Dawn Boat Ride on the Ganges
As the fiery ball of the sun began to rise over the eastern bank of the Ganges on our left-hand side, the lighted candles on banana leaves, offered in prayer to the gods, started to float past our boat. The oars lapped gently in the water as the high stepped bank, on our right hand […]
The patients of a saint
A staff member of the biology department at Dumlupınar University, located in Turkey‘s province of Kühtaya, has been indicted along with his wife for allegations of blasphemy-namely, posing as a saint to bilk money from pious locals in the search of divine healing. The trial against Dr. Osman Nuri BenlioÄŸlu and his wife Hatice Kübra […]