I Think my Job is Safe
I know I'm about the 3 millionth blogger to throw up some old photos like these, but hey... it's cold outside today.
Remember the candlelit...
What the Hell is going on at the Korea Times?
Yep, the hardworking folks over at the Korea Times, that supposedly real (just ask them) national newspaper, have done it again! Actually, to be more...
The Korea Times Reprints Story from The Onion… Again
Yep, the intrepid guys and gals at the Korea Times recently yet again quoted a story from The Onion, a well known (well, perhaps...
World’s Spammiest Blog Post Gains Most Readers Ever
After years of extensive research, consulting and collaborating with the world’s finest universities, think tanks, witch-doctors, and smashing a few particles beneath the Franco-Swiss...
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One of the interesting things about operating your own website is that you can see some of the search terms that have led people...
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The great 20th Century philosopher Douglas Adams once said that we are, in a very important sense, protected by our own ignorance...
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A holiday in Iran
The world is a scary place. That's what I keep hearing. I do however belong to the most dangerous, destructive species on...
‘This Isn’t Happening’. Prostitution in Korea. Does it actually exist?
A young Korean friend asked for a little help with a short essay he had written for his university English class. We chatted over...
The World’s Worst Mass Murderers
By this title I don't mean of course to speak of people who decided for whatever reason to go on a killing spree but...
Christmas in Oman
It may not shock to hear that life in the Middle east is a touch different to that in the west. We all know...
I had a White People Problem in Africa
I finally stepped out of the airport, breathed the fresh air and looked up at big, blue African skies. Three seconds later I lowered my gaze and...
