History & Old Stuff

28/10/2014

Oxi Day

Today is Oxi Day in Greece, which literally means ‘no’. It’s the day in 1940 that the Greek prime minister told Mussolini ‘no you cannot invade this country’. It’s celebrated by closing up shop and firing some canons; I think it’s become a general independence day. This is a good article if you want to… Continue reading

History & Old Stuff, October 2014, Travel, Zakynthos

Chicago Tribune, Greece, independence days, Indifferent Ignorance, Mussolini, Oxi Day, smog, WWII
01/10/2014

A Touritst’s Guide to Being a Tourist: Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red Display, Tower of London

I realised that I’d better get a move on with this since the poppies are coming down after Armistice Day (you can also purchase them for £25. Christmas present, anyone?). So I Googled the project and it turns out it’s called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, which is slightly more intense although harder… Continue reading

History & Old Stuff, October 2014, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Art, Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red Display, Indifferent Ignorance, memorial, poppies, poppies at the Tower, review, Tower of London, World War I
28/09/2014

A Quick Question About Racism

This time in a week, my office won’t be my bedroom but will be my balcony, or a local restaurant, or… my bedroom (I’m staying in a studio flat and would put money on having exactly the same set-up as I do now, except with a closer bathroom). I was going to write a post… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, History & Old Stuff, Internet, September 2014, Social Media, Tumblr

‘Blood of Olympus’, fuckin’ idiots, growing up with certain beliefs, Indifferent Ignorance, learning how not to be a fuckin’ idiot, racism, Rick Riordan, spoilers, Tumblr
29/08/2014

The Six O’Clock News: Quickfire Commentary

Audioblog time! I decided to commentate on each of these stories (don’t worry there are things to look at while you listen): Too bad I talked about things in the wrong order and forgot how to talk and read simultaneously. Story One, in which we should perhaps panic. Story Two, in which I haven’t heard of… Continue reading

Audioblogs, August 2014, DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, History & Old Stuff, Lists, The Six O’Clock News

‘Ashya King: Missing boy’s ‘life is in danger”, ‘Bill Kerr, ‘Judge criticises lawyer for ‘Harry Potter’ appearance’, ‘Millions of historic images posted to Flickr’, ‘Scottish independence: Jim Murphy suspends campaign tour’, ‘Shawforth man, ‘The millionaires who rescue people at sea’, ‘The odd objects looted from Washington DC in 1814’, ‘The truth about the GBBO baked Alaska, ‘UK threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Iraq and Syria conflicts’, 85, according to Diana’, Audioblog, Australian actor and radio star, BBC News, dies aged 92′, fuckin’ idiots, Indifferent Ignorance, popular stories, prank calling the terrorist hotline, suspected of driving car at 81-year-old’, The Six O’Clock News

History & Old Stuff

Oxi Day

A Touritst’s Guide to Being a Tourist: Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red Display, Tower of London

A Quick Question About Racism

The Six O’Clock News: Quickfire Commentary