Category Archives: General

German politicians are clueless about the Internet – and the technological glass ceiling of fairground rides

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Cora

According to a new study released today by German government spokesperson for addiction issues, half a million Germans suffer from internet addiction. Unsurprisingly, the percentage of internet addicts is highest among the 14 to 24 age group. Apparently, four hours … Continue reading →

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I accidentally discover the cure for aphthous ulcers – and another e-book post

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Cora

I have accidentally found out that Sichuan pepper, which has some mouth numbing qualities, is a lot more effective in getting rid of the pain associated with aphthous ulcers than the special tincture I normally use. This is worth remembering, … Continue reading →

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Talk like a pirate, vote like a pirate, read like a pirate

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Cora

Arr, it be International Talk like a Pirate Day and at least in Germany, pirates have gone respectable and even entered the Berlin city parliament, as I blogged yesterday. As for our political pirates, Der Spiegel, National Public Radio and … Continue reading →

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Lots of election analysis and some links

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Cora

This weekend’s state elections in Berlin were interesting, to say the least. The full election results with wins and losses, vote distribution, etc… are here by the way. There’ll be some analysis and neepery about German politics behind the cut, … Continue reading →

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Harvest Festival

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Cora

Today was the harvest festival in my particular rural village turned suburb of Bremen. German harvest festivals consist of a parade with floats decorated by local clubs and organisations, a religious service and a big party with dancing, drinking and … Continue reading →

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Really Random Links

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Cora

I’m awfully tired, so here are some random links: The New Yorker has a fascinating article on vintage sexual revolutions by Ariel Levy (the Female Chauvinist Pigs writer). Most of the article is about Wilhelm Reich (which is pretty interesting … Continue reading →

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Best Books by Women and Local Election Results

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Cora

Charles Stross asks his readers which is the most important book of the twenty-first century so far and disqualifies all male authors. The responses are both interesting and sad. First of all, a lot of people seem to have misread … Continue reading →

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Three Anniversaries

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Cora

Exactly fifty years ago today (okay, yesterday, since I didn’t get the post up before midnight), on September 8, 1961, Unternehmen Stardust, the first issue of the German science fiction “Romanheft” Perry Rhodan appeared, in which US-astronaut Perry Rhodan with … Continue reading →

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Culture, Representation and Diversity

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Cora

Apparently, there is something in the air regarding the US cultural dominance and how can marginalize or outright erase other viewpoints. Joyce Chng wrote about it, Aliette de Bodard wrote about it, I wrote about it (here and here). Now … Continue reading →

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Cora does her civic duty – and some links

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Cora

First of all, I have a long post about art and money and why the whole literature versus entertainment debate annoys me up at Pegasus Pulp. There are a few notable points about yesterday’s regional elections in the North-East German … Continue reading →

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