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 […]
Society
Why Do People Comment On A Post They Haven’t Read?
When going through my site’s statistics, I came across a surprising fact concerning the behaviour of those who, according to the numbers, visit pages that contain my latest posts. According to the statistics that are provided by the hosting site, for every 100 visitors, 86 remain on the page for no more than 30 seconds. […]
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Teenager Growing Pains – What Were YOU Doing When You Were Fourteen?
If I think about it, I’m probably writing this post not out of pure desperation, but as a therapy. This is my way of trying to convince myself that things are not as bad as they seem. I mean, what could be wrong? My wife has gone away for two days to attend a Catholic […]
City End Up 32 Points Ahead Of United
For City, it’s no longer a question of being “noisy neighbours,” as Sir Alex Ferguson famously said. No, City have sold their house and gone to live in a neighbourhood that United simply cannot afford. Well, I’m relieved that I didn’t have to hide in the downstairs cupboard like I did […]
No City Jitters Whilst In The Kompany Of A Hero
Manchester City captain, Vincent Kompany (Getty Images) Baring the unthinkable (City 2-1 down at Brighton and Liverpool 1-0 up against Wolves, in injury time) Manchester City are going to win their second Premiership on the trot, on the final day of the season. A repeat of 2012 next Sunday would be unwatchable for […]
Film Review: “Son Of Saul” – A Vision Of Hell
Film Title: Son of Saul (2015) Director: László Nemes May 4th is a national remembrance day in the Netherlands. The entire country pays its respect to those who died in WWII and more recent conflicts, all in the name of freedom. Supermarkets close at 7.00 pm and, an hour later, a two-minute silence is observed. […]
Huawei – Réseau 5G Ou Réseau Cinglé?
Je ne savais pas que je portais une bombe à retardement dans la poche de mon pantalon. Il s’agit d’un Huawei P9, un petit téléphone intelligent dont les fabricants ont le potentiel de causer beaucoup de problèmes pour beaucoup d’entre nous. Révolu, le temps où nous devions téléphoner à Nice au boucher du coin […]
Make Someone Happy – Take Buzby Huawei!
Little did I know that I was carrying a time bomb in my back pocket. It’s a Huawei P9, a smart little phone (forgive the pun!) whose makers have the potential to cause a lot of us a lot of trouble. Gone are the days when we had to phone the local butcher to make […]
PATRIMOINE: Notre-Dame de Paris – Quand Religion Recontre Laïcité
Le soir de l’incendie de Notre-Dame, Emmanuel Macron avait du mal à cacher ses larmes lors de sa brève intervention à la télévision. Une partie de Paris était en train de brûler et c’est un brasier qui devrait toucher chacun d’entre-nous. L’incendie de la cathédrale souligne la fragilité de l’histoire, nous rappelle de manière intemporelle […]
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Femicide In Europe – A Question Of Manhood
The victims all had a Christian name – Suzanne, Ingrid, Florence, Catherine… Most had a job – schoolteacher, bank employee, secretary… They all had parents, friends, neighbours, and many had children. Their Christian names are our names and their jobs are our jobs. We too, have parents, friends, and for many of us, children. For […]