Monday 7 November 2016

A Bonfire of English Vanities

On Saturday it was Bonfire Night in Blighty. Yes, that spectacularly English version of the traditional festival at the onset of winter. While the rest of the world has Samhain, Hallowe’en, the Day of the Dead and others, the English celebrate a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament, otherwise known as the … Continue reading A Bonfire of English Vanities

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Tuesday 1 November 2016

Day of the Dead: A time to remember

I was reminded that it was the Day of the Dead by that delight,  Google Calendar. There is something deeply disturbing about social media; the dead live on through it. It turns out that the dead never really die nowadays; they live on in virtual reality, their pictures and their words floating forever in cyberspace. … Continue reading Day of the Dead: A time to remember

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