Sat Apr 27
Crossposted from The Loop 2023, under a Creative Commons licence. Socialist democracy includes but can go beyond the state, class, and socialism. It should overcome dichotomous thinking in favour of a pluralist socialism of diverse values, approaches, democratic forms, and levels of organisationCommunism, social...
Day 27 of NaPoWriMo. My poem My first double entendre. Cold flow Flow so cold, that's why they wanna jack it/jacket Featured poem A poem for the inebriated among us. (Me included!) A Glass of Wine by Ella Wheeler Wilcox "What's in a glass of wine?" There, set the glass where I can look within. No listen to me,...
I did it! That is, I finally completed the London marathon 21st April 2024, with a time of 6:33:02. Oh my gosh, has this ever been a lot of hard work – I’ve effectively trained for it three times after first the delays of the pandemic pushed it into 2023, then injury meaning I had to defer to 2024. So my initial...
A friend of mine was celebrating his birthday the other day. And in preparation for it, I designed this little puzzle challenge. Basically, it’s just a closed box with a numeric lock holding its contents hidden. On the bottom of the box I printed a QR code, leading to a website where I edited the logos of boardgames...
I love stree art! It is rough, nonconformist, often spontaneous, and for me the quintessential way of expressing yourself in an urban context—that makes it beautiful for me. Naturally, I had to visit the exhibition/art trade event Straßengold (street gold) at Kulturbunker Mülheim. I am happy to have asked a good...