“As we know from the most social form of government, that is, bureaucracy, the rule by nobody is not necessarily no-rule; it may indeed, under certain circumstances, even turn out to be one of its most tyrannical versions.” (Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition, p.40)
With the intention of helping future immigrant-students to London, I recently vowed [...]
Monthly Archives: mars 2009
How Theseus got his clothes back from customs
14/03/2009 – 11:53
London Culinary: Jellied Eels
08/03/2009 – 22:49
In an attempt to give meaning to a Sunday hangover, a brilliant idea emerged: to try jellied eels. I don’t know if it’s the ceaseless search for cheap London thrills, a passion for new food, a nostalgia for extreme sports, a punishment for an alcohol-induced sense of guilt, or just shear (stupidity) bravado, but the [...]
La mayonnaise Thomy ou le goût de l’ironie
05/03/2009 – 14:17
Fabriquée par Nestlé Adriatic, société basée à Zagreb, et exportée dans tous les pays de l’ex-Yougoslavie, la mayonnaise Thomy est distribuée sous la rubrique “miscellaneous edible preparation”. Moi non plus, mon vocabulaire ne me vient pas trop en aide lorsque j’essaie de décrire cette “préparation comestible autre”.
Pour ceux et celles qui connaissent l’affection particulière que [...]
The Lesson of Brighton?
01/03/2009 – 21:56
Cross-posted from www.spacingmontreal.ca
I had just come back to London from a day trip to Brighton when I read Chris DeWolf’s post on the controversy surrounding Montreal’s proposed anti-mask bylaw. It seemed appropriate to respond with a first (and hopefully regular) UK Dispatch from the English city whose name is synonymous with pleasure, party and carnivalesque [...]