Movements in the World and in the Mind
It seems like several years have passed in just a couple of weeks. Although the coronavirus had been an issue on the news since the beginning of the year, only in the last few weeks has the virus completely dominated the news cycle. On top of that, what only seemed possible in repressive China has... Continue Reading →
Today, the 8th of March, women and men across the world celebrate women's rights or are protesting against sex inequality. In most of the western world, women have equal rights to men and in these times we women can do many things our great-grandmothers could only dream of. Yet, here we are in the MeToo... Continue Reading →
UK politics sure hasn't been boring lately. I can't say it has been very entertaining though, as the freak show that is Boris Johnson's government is becoming increasingly cringeworthy. A recently appointed special adviser to the Prime Minister caused an uproar that echoed across the political divide, due to his advocacy of eugenics. Let me... Continue Reading →
Many parts of the catholic world, including the Caribbean, are getting ready for the mayhem that is Carnaval. However, this year Carnaval might be under threat due to the Scaremonger's latest release: the coronavirus. If you want to be offended rather than scared, then the latest diversity controversy in filmland might tickle your pickle. ... Continue Reading →
We had Wikileaks, the Panama Papers and the Cambridge Analytics files and since we've entered a new decade it was high time for a new major documents leak revealing dodgy business dealing. This time we were offered a scandal revealing high-level corruption and kleptocracy wrapped in a funky alliteration: the Luanda Leaks. What... Continue Reading →
Last week two members of the British royal family announced they were 'stepping away from their royal 'duties'. They want to divide their time between the UK and North America and make their own money rather than depend on a royal grant. I didn't consider this a big deal in the grand scheme of things,... Continue Reading →
It's the morning after the day of the event that has been described as the most important UK general election in a generation. Looking from the outside in from the lush Caribbean jungle, I am stunned and appalled by what the nation I once proudly called my home has come to. The Events Before the... Continue Reading →
As I have taken root in the lush Caribbean where it is pissing down with rain on an almost daily basis, it seems that the rest of the world is burning. With a brave youngster from Sweden as a poster girl, youth across the world are whipped into fear in regards to the effects of... Continue Reading →
At present time there is this island in the North Sea that is ruled by a queen. Her name is Lizzie. Considering the average person on that island lives up to about 80 years of age and tends to stop working long before that, Lizzie is ancient and she is still working, or so one... Continue Reading →
After a joyous couple of months, during which I was captured by surf and Sri Lankan chill, I had the warmest of receptions in Lowlands Country by both my dear friends Rick and Louis and the weather. Having spent last summer in Central America, experiencing long summer days with sunsets after 10 pm, which used... Continue Reading →
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