Monthly Archives: December 2012

Originally posted on The Slog:
Erdogan gets his rockets….what next? Amid all the furore about Syria’s chemical weapons, and NATO ‘voting to allow’ Turkish Premier Recep Erdogan to receive Patriot missiles ‘for purely defensive purposes’, very few people are listening…

Originally posted on Rio Underbelly:
Continued from excerpt 4: Choque and Awe After a close shave, a spicy spritz of Pimenta by Choque adds a little zing to the morning’s preparations.  Notes of tangy ammonia linger deep in the nose…

Originally posted on Oblique Exposure:
KPMG is having a massive office block built in Manchester, the One St. Peter’s Square building. The foundations are laid and the internal structure is rising. It wasn’t difficult for it to catch my eyes,…

Originally posted on Oblique Exposure:
“Go on”, she seemed to say. “Make my day.” So I did.

Originally posted on The Anonymous Widower:
I took this picture yesterday coming back from Manchester. U and Non-U Coaches There used to be a lot of humour based on U and non-U English, but I haven’t heard any for some…

Originally posted on Manc Vs Food:
I’ve always considered Opus One as a place to go for a special occasion, a treat if you like. And I’ve treated the odd lady to the boudoir style dining experience – a setting…

Originally posted on bluesyemre:
The thing I love about Intel researcher Genevieve Bell is that she finds surprising things by looking at what’s left out of the dominant narratives about technology. She finds data that’s ignored because it didn’t fit…

Originally posted on The Ruffled Crow:
As Mr Watts well notes, without the journey the destination means very little. http://youtu.be/edLMfO_tBIs Produced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park fame. Animated by Chris Brian and Todd Benson. h/t Miss…