Why Paying for Journalism is Non-Negotiable 04/16/2019 I have tried to explain to myself why the world has gone so bonkers lately. Because I have not been able to do that, I've resorted to reading what other people have to say about it. It seems like all of the old cliches are true: politicians know what they should do, but do not know how to get elected afterwards. It is easier to please than to be right. Correct that: it's more important to please than to be right. If you were going to huff "Oh well that's just how politicians are!" think again.
I have tried to explain to myself why the world has gone so bonkers lately. Because I have not been able to do that, I've resorted to reading what other people have to say about it. It seems like all of the old cliches are true: politicians know what they should do, but do not know how to get elected afterwards. It is easier to please than to be right. Correct that: it's more important to please than to be right. If you were going to huff "Oh well that's just how politicians are!" think again.
Packing For Overnight Trip 04/10/2019 Not all work trips include being holed up in a conference centre for days. The more regular type trips are compact 1,5 day deals and in an optimal scenario can be performed solo. I will be embarking on such trip imminently. I had a fairly straightforward strategy for packing this time, but there have been couple of issues that threw my mind off decanting cleansers, and which I feel need to be shared here, namely: Kim Kardashian is becoming a lawyer. I know. Surely the most anti-feminist thing
Not all work trips include being holed up in a conference centre for days. The more regular type trips are compact 1,5 day deals and in an optimal scenario can be performed solo. I will be embarking on such trip imminently. I had a fairly straightforward strategy for packing this time, but there have been couple of issues that threw my mind off decanting cleansers, and which I feel need to be shared here, namely: Kim Kardashian is becoming a lawyer. I know. Surely the most anti-feminist thing
Body, And Other Parties 04/06/2019 If, after scrolling through newspapers and social media feeds, for some reason you still have appetite for something extra to throw you off kilter, let me recommend a book for you: Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. It's a collection of short stories about women's bodies which make for an eclectic mix of fantasy, horror, anarchy, punk, science fiction and comedy. The stories are mainly quite weird, but in a very fabulous way - Machado is a brilliant (and much accomplished)
If, after scrolling through newspapers and social media feeds, for some reason you still have appetite for something extra to throw you off kilter, let me recommend a book for you: Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. It's a collection of short stories about women's bodies which make for an eclectic mix of fantasy, horror, anarchy, punk, science fiction and comedy. The stories are mainly quite weird, but in a very fabulous way - Machado is a brilliant (and much accomplished)
