“outside of a dog, a woman’s best friend is a book. inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read!” wrote diane torr on theRead More
Category: politics
i’ve returned to münchen after just over 3 weeks in the uk. in my absence the trees have shed nearly all of their leaves, revealingRead More
last year, i happened to be in belgrade when the gay pride march was to be held; it was the first attempt to hold aRead More
i was pretty surprised when i heard that obama had been awarded the nobel peace prize – when he hasn’t yet had the chance toRead More
yesterday wellington charmed me with her beauty: the harbour sparkling blue, the tararuas fading into the distance and the norfolk pines lining oriental bay completingRead More
so much has happened in the last 3 weeks – the 090909 UpStage festival, the eclectic tech carnival, exploring istanbul & visiting friends in belgradeRead More
recently i posted about an internet blackout protest against section 92a, a proposed nz law that would have forced ISPs to take down a webRead More
there must be a name for the phenomenon of coming across a new word (or object or idea or anything) and then suddenly seeing itRead More
you may not have noticed, but new zealand got a new government at the weekend. as in the USA, the people voted for a changeRead More
i’m in sydney this week with my grandmother, and this morning we got up early to watch The Apology broadcast live on TV. former primeRead More