Arcade is a story about the search for the love of your life. It is the hope for the – sometimes – unattainable. – Duncan Laurence Love has always been for me the greatest of affairs, or rather, the only one. – Stendhal What can I say when France gives the Netherlands […]
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Notre-Dame De Paris – This Old Lady Is Not For Burning
On the night of the fire, the emotion shown by president Macron during his short television statement in front of Notre-Dame spoke louder than the cathedral’s bells, as his tears were not so far away. A part of Paris was burning, and it’s a blaze that should affect us all. It underscores the fragility of history, […]
Thierry Baudet – The Dark Apparition of The Owl Of Minerva In The Netherlands
The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk – Hegel Elections took place in the Netherlands’ 12 provinces last month, where the voters were called to reelect the provincial councils, responsible for daily administration of the provinces. An important role of the provincial councils is the election of […]
Brexit Is Brexit, And Marmite Is Marmite!
How dare they! How could they! And who are the traitors buying this unsavoury mix? It is a mix that defies what I am and where I come from. There are not many things that I have treasured since I left England in 1984, but Christmas pudding, Manchester City, and Marmite figure high up on […]
Love Island – Why It Could Have Saved Us From Brexit, But Didn’t
In August last year, I wrote a post about the TV masterpiece, Love Island, and how it could save us all from Brexit. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s a re-run. The final episode unfolded thus, He stole a kiss on a rock, overlooking the still ocean. A […]
It’s So Moronic, It’s Gotta Be A Joke!!
The latest cartoon to be published by Charlie Hebdo follows the arrest of Peter Cherif, who is suspected of being behind the attack on the journal, in January 2015. The cartoon is one of the best Christmas presents that you could wish for. For all those who value freedom of speech and the right to […]
London’s Eye On Europe
They don’t politicise Union Jacks being waved at the Last Night of the Proms, accompanying a defiant melody, overflowing with pomp and circumstance. They applaud the vain attempt to remind everybody that if Britannia doesn’t rule the waves anymore, she certainly deserves to. Forgotten are the days of dark colonialism associated with Britain’s mastery of Neptune’s […]
Not In Front Of The Adults – The Return Of The “Sint”
It’s that time of year again, when the leaves on the trees have fallen and the time of good will is finally upon us. Just time for one more flutter of humanoid tempers that will eventually dissipate in the never-ending blanket of early morning fog. Off the shores of the Low-Countries, lies a steamboat in […]
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Film Review: “The Conductor” – When Women Direct Men To The Sound Of Music
Film – The Conductor (Dutch title: De Dirigent), directed by Maria Peters (2018) You’re either born a musician or you’re born not a musician. It has nothing to do with gender. – Antonia Brico She was meant to get happily married and have lots of children, but her passion for music told her […]
A Loving Father’s Thoughts On LGBT Rights, Feminism, And Intersectionality (2): The Feminists
All these feminists giving blowjobs like it’s missionary work – Jessa Crispin (Why I’m Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manfesto) I‘ve never given much thought to the feminist movement in general, and feminists in particular, but having delved a little deeper into the matter, I now realize that I was right not to. […]