Tag Archives: architecture

Reflections on London, a spectacular mosaic and some links

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Cora

This afternoon, I picked up my neighbour and her son from the central bus station. They had just got back from a trip to London, one of those bus tours that are fairly cheap, provided you know what you’re getting … Continue reading →

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Four things I did today, two random cool links and some searchterm weirdness

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Cora

Four things I did today: Searched for flights to a town in western Greenland I had never heard of before today. And while the various Internet flight portals are useful for finding cheap flights to various Mediterranean holiday destinations or … Continue reading →

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Prora – The World’s Creepiest Resort

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Cora

The New York Times has an article about Prora, the never finished Nazi monster resort on the island of Rügen. I visited Prora in 2009 after a linguistics conference in the nearby town of Greifswald. It’s a stunningly creepy place, … Continue reading →

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Bad news from Germany, the British class system, the invisibility of women in SF and some indie publishing

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Cora

The world and the internet seem to have woken up just in time for the next public holiday to hit us on Thursday. Lots of stuff happened, so here is a linkdump: I am saddened by the outcome of the … Continue reading →

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A Clockwork Orange forty years on – and its parallels to Misfits

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Cora

As of yesterday, I can strike another film from my “Must watch someday” list, because I finally managed to see A Clockwork Orange. I read the book by Anthony Burgess years ago, but I never saw the film until now, … Continue reading →

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Dublin Photos Part 1 – Architecture

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Cora

As promised, here are some photos from my recent trip to Dublin. I’ll probably break this up over a few posts. Let’s start with a few churches:

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Home Again

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Cora

This is just a quick post to let you know that I got home late yesterday evening. We had to fly via Paris Charles de Gaulle, an airport I really don’t like and try to avoid whenever possible. And yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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Miscellaneous Links

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Cora

Busy tonight preparing schoolwork for tomorrow, so here is a bunch of miscellaneous links: Here is an interesting article in the New York Times exploring why little girls feel the need to dress up as princesses. I particularly like the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Linkdump

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Cora

Okay, so it’s already Monday, but who cares? First of all, many congratulations to Sebastian Vettel for becoming the youngest Formula One champion ever at age 23 after winning the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. What is more, Vettel’s win … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Header

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Cora

I added another header image to the rotation. For those keeping count, there are now 13 different header images available. This latest header shows old man Bismarck in his natural habitat, that is the Bismarck monument in the Alter Elbpark … Continue reading →

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