according to the sydney morning herald recent research in the czech republic seems to explain a few things that have puzzled me for many many many many years : apparently about 40% of the world’s population is infected with a common parasite which makes women sexier and men dumber - it also increases your risk of having a car accident and being eaten by a cat … or something …
daniel kalder is a travel writer with a difference : he eschews interesting places in favour of
a more rarefied experience: the primal ennui of contemporary life, a reality shared by all if only we could, or dared to, pay attention.
the new york times
this takes him to some of the most boring places in the world, such as remote russian republics, and has led him to write an anti-tourism manifesto :
The anti-tourist embraces hunger and hallucinations and shit hotels.
The anti-tourist seeks locked doors and demolished buildings.
he is more than welcome to them.
at the utrecht centraal museum until march 2007 a rare exhibition of situationist “art” and documents called In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni which the observant amongst you will notice is a palindome - it roughly translates as : if we enter the circle we are consumed by fire but there is some controversy over its exact meaning
ephmrl recent listening
