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Yorkshire Photos Part 3: Harrogate – with bonus Eurovision 1982 clips

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Cora

Harrogate, a historical spa town in North Yorkshire, is less well known than York or Leeds, but very beautiful and well worth a visit. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was the Northern rival to Bath (and is mentioned … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Photos 2: York

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Cora

While Leeds was a bit underwhelming with its unabashed love for highrise buildings, York was more like it. A medieval city located on a spot inhabited since pre-Roman times with Britain’s largest gothic cathedral and narrow streets lined with timbered … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Photos 1: Leeds

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Cora

Leeds is, to put it politely, not the most beautiful city you’ll ever see. There are some nice Victorian buildings in the city centre (I saw hardly anything that predated the 19th century), but the city suffered badly from a … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Presidents

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Cora

Yes, there’s some ranting about German politics behind the cut, so just skip if you don’t care:

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Some housekeeping and site maintenance

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Cora

I’ve been doing some housekeeping around the site and want to use this opportunity to point out some of the newer features: First of all, I now have a page for videos and both book trailers also have their own … Continue reading →

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Gauck Linkdump of the Day

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Cora

There’s more on the upcoming German presidential elections behind the cut, including what Joachim Gauck thinks about the internet (hint: he doesn’t like it), a link to an interview with Gauck challenger Beate Klarsfeld and the candidates evaluated from a … Continue reading →

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One interview, two celebrity deaths, two cool links and Gauck

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Cora

Today I am interviewed by fantasy and YA writer Emily Ann Ward at her blog. Come on over and say hello. All the interviews I’ve done so far can be accessed from the interview page, by the way. What is … Continue reading →

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Political Linkdump of the Day

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Cora

I don’t really want to talk about politics anymore, but unfortunately it’s still important to blog about the criticism of Joachim Gauck, because the mainstream media is totally failing in even addressing the criticism at all. So there’s more presidential … Continue reading →

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Cora attends a mall motorbike show and contemplates getting an e-reader

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Cora

This afternoon, I visited what was billed as a motorbike show at a local mall. Now mall motorbike shows rarely compare to dedicated motorbike shows for obvious reasons. But this one was such a bust that they should just have … Continue reading →

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The Daily Political Post

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Cora

Yesterday was the memorial ceremony for the ten victims of the Neo-Nazi terror group NSU complete with a national minute of silence at 12 o’clock. Our school participated in the minute of silence and it went reasonably well, though minutes … Continue reading →

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