Monthly Archives: April 2018

Guardian: The intellectual French president is the same age as Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr, and believes a head of state should read literature or philosophy every night lest they lose touch with reality. US observers wonder if Trump can … Continue reading →

Enjoyed seeing SPK Komplex yesterday. The film maker had shown parts of a preliminary cut at the RAF film festival in Potsdam in September and I’d been looking forward to seeing it. Scenes which remained with me afterwards included discussion … Continue reading →

So I know this may sound kind of esoteric, but I am thinking about heading down to Munich for this, and it got me thinking about a party game along the lines of “who would you do?” Would you take … Continue reading →

The original Spiegel post on Facebook reads: Der neue SPIEGEL ist da! Wir haben mit Ex-FBI-Chef James Comey gesprochen. Er sagt, Trump regiere wie ein Mafiaboss. Außerdem in dieser Ausgabe: Philosoph Richard David Precht über die neuen Werte – Gemeinschaft … Continue reading →

I happened to look down and see this at Wilhelmstraße and An der Kolonnade on my way to the U-Bahn. I thought about talking with my Belarusian friend the other night and how she remarked that while in Belarus and … Continue reading →

I’m at a downtown tourist attraction this morning, here with busloads of students speaking a variety of languages. The buses idle out front, the murmur of their engines merging with the traffic noise of the busy downtown streets. Kids lounge … Continue reading →

Had a video meeting for work yesterday where a manager several layers over our team presented for a couple hours to perhaps fifty engineers. It was mostly technical in nature, but there was also the announcement that the company has … Continue reading →