Movements in the World and in the Mind
Today, 5th May is Liberation Day in the country of my birth and upbringing. On that day in 1945 the Netherlands was liberated from Nazi occupation. Liberation Day used to be my favourite public holiday. The weather tends to be pleasantly spring-like this time of year and on this day people used to be out... Continue Reading →
It has been several weeks since various countries have called the state of emergency and half the world population has been forced into lockdown. In those weeks authorities have tightened and extended restrictions to freedom of movement, freedom of assembly and freedom of opportunity to earn a living. There seems no end to the media's... Continue Reading →
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 →
A festive season came and went and not only do we find ourselves in a new year, it is a new decade as well. While some people aim to sober up and/ or live up to some new year's resolution, the wheels of time keep on turning. Wet and Geeky Yuletide I had been looking... 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 →
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