All I can do is curse, complain.
Who can endorse such violent men? As history creaks on its bloody hinge
and the unspeakable is done again. With no peace after the deluge, no ease after the storm;
we learn to live inside ruin
like a second
home.
-- John Montague, Omagh
New Interior minister Christophe Castaner keeps a pet rooster in his garden. The rooster wakes the entire neighbourhood before dawn. We sent Castaner a recipe for coq au vin with a bottle of red wine. He didn’t get the hint. Hope the bird goes with him to the Place Beauvau!
When Israel says it cannot negotiate with Hamas it's worth remembering that the militants made this important concession in 2017: Hamas presents new charter accepting a Palestine based on 1967 borders
Another great piece by Justine McCarthy. Thank God for Ireland’s clear-sighted policy in the Middle East.
The world needs a Mahatma Gandhi to lead us away from the abyss
A sad and beautiful film with a masterpiece screenplay by Ishiguro. It will restore your faith in the magic of cinema.
LIVING | Official Trailer (2022) via
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‘If you don’t like challenges, you should not be in the airline business’ Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith on labour relations, French business culture and climate change. via
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