Nina Simone – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Since long it is one of my favorite songs, and these days I feel it more and more. Originally written by Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas in around ’63, the version of Nina Simone,...
Tagged: Society
どうして解散するんですか？ (English)
Some days ago a website created havoc in Japan. Said to be created by a 10 year old it poses several questions to Abe regarding the snap election this December. As the major part...
Movie: Almanya – Welcome to Germany
The (not so new – 2011) movie “Almanya – Welcome to Germany” (IMdB, 日本のサイト) took me by surprise. A comedy that ingeniously plays with common cliches about Turkish immigrants in German, but never drops...
Trigger warnings, Debian’s CoC, and all that
Several times I have written about recent developments within the Debian community. Today, in light of the recent months of repeated discussions, bans, proposals, I am reminded of the apparent spread of “trigger warning”...
Japan’s missing workforce
Much has been written and proposed about the decreasing workforce in Japan. Immigration has been blown from the table by Abe’s government, despite the recommendation from its own committee. I will not add much...
Happy from Teheran
A group of young people from Teheran have been convicted for producing the following nice video of them dancing to the song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. Convicted to 91 lashes and six months in...
UK’s train system – how stupid can it get?
These UK trains drive me crazy. This morning in particular South West Trains. So I have a off-peak return ticket. For those not comfortable with the UK train booking system: Getting a train ticket...
Mona Lisa (Neil Jordan, 1986)
Sometimes there are movies that leave you thinking about different interpretations over and over again. Yesterday evening, we watched one of them, Neil Jordan‘s Mona Lisa from 1986. Described as classy kitsch by the...
Happy and sad day
Today I had a very happy and a very sad day: The happy part was that one friend of mine finally became full professor, and another got a permanent position. Big congratulations to the...
25 years of Tiananmen Square Massacre
This night, 25 years ago, Chinese troops stormed the Tiananmen square, assaulting peaceful protesters who had gathered here over the previous two weeks, causing casualities, injuries, and above all lost hopes. Lost hopes for...
ロゴス・ホープのがっかりと美味しい魚処厚生食堂
先週末ずっといい天気だったのに、山へ行っていない。大学のため結構忙しくなったみたい。（日本人になったみたい？）土曜日友達と一緒に素晴らしいお住まいにバーベキューをやった。日曜日金沢港と大野へいったとき、偶然にロゴス・ホープという船を見かけた。
