Category Archives: General

Chavs, Reality TV and Class Prejudice

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Cora

A few days ago, I linked to this discussion of the British slang term “chav” at the Guardian. Now the Guardian has a follow-up article, in which Suzanne Moore says that it’s not the term “chav” itself that’s the problem … 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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Headline of the Day

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Cora

Who could resist clicking on a headline like ‘Sea Monster’ Discovered Beneath Brooklyn Bridge? Not me certainly. Of course, the article is from the Fox News website, so it’s to be taken with several grains of salt. Plus, the alleged … Continue reading →

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Where’s my Apocalypse?

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Cora

Okay, so the predicted Apocalypse failed to materialize like all other predicted apocalypses in the history of the world so far. Though this particular predicted Apocalypse was just a dress rehearsal for the much more publicized Mayan influenced Apocalypse that … Continue reading →

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2011 – A Stats Oddity

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Cora

I saw my stats go up sharply yesterday and in addition to the daily traffic of Middle Eastern people googling for “Tarzan sex” (I honestly wonder what the cultural explanation behind people from the Middle East googling for “Tarzan sex” … Continue reading →

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Political Plagiarism Domino

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Cora

We have another suspected case of plagiarism involving a German politician. They’re really coming hard and fast at the moment. This time around, the politician under suspicion of plagiarism is Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, a Greek-German member of the European parliament for … Continue reading →

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Dublin Photos Part 4 – Glasnevin Cemetery

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Cora

The friend with whom I traveled to Ireland is a huge cemetery geek. She’s not a goth, she simply likes cemeteries. And when she read Dublin’s about Glasnevin Cemetery, she wanted to visit. Initially I wasn’t quite so keen on … Continue reading →

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Dublin Photos Part 3 – Signage and Storefronts

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Cora

This is part 3 of my selection of photos from my recent trip to Dublin. This installment is devoted to interesting signs and storefronts. The linguist in me was particularly fascinated by the bilingual signs on roads and official buildings … Continue reading →

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Dublin Photos Part 2 – Monuments and Parks

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Cora

As mentioned yesterday, I will break up the Dublin photos into several posts. Here’s a look a park and monuments. Enjoy!

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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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