Ever notice how we don’t repair our stuff anymore? Best-case scenario, we take it back to the shop, secretly hoping for a brand new replacement, only to be disappointed when someone at the factory will fix it. But let’s keep it real here. In most cases, we don’t bother with any of that. We simply […]
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It never ceases to amaze me how many resentful people are out there, just boiling with frustration. Just the other day, there was this article in the paper about a kindergarten teacher struggling to find a job near home. This became a hot topic here, especially because the media keeps telling us about this supposed
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Well, well, well, it’s almost September 1st, and you know what that means. School’s about to start, which means it’s time for everyone to start complaining about the educational system again. Everyone’s got an opinion, that’s for sure. Recently, this article from the Netherlands came out. They were considering mandating teacher trainees to read three
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So, there I was, having a conversation with the tradesman who’d just finished up some work round here, when he launched into, “I’m not a racist, but…” Now, let’s face it, you don’t want to come across as ungrateful after a job well done. So, you prepare to just nod along for politeness sake, just
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It took me a good while, but I finally wrapped up reading Hannibal for the third time through. You know, that’s probably one of the best litmus tests to know if a book’s really good. Because we see plenty of books with rave reviews, and we might enjoy them at the time, but how many
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Just like the UK has its own government funded TV channel, the BBC, we have something similar over here in Belgium, called the VRT. Obviously it receives way less funding, so whenever they made their own TV series, they had to count every penny, and typically they’d show you endless reruns afterwards, wanting to squeeze
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Bill Burr has this great bit on Lance Armstrong, which I won’t repeat here. Just travel back with me for one second, when Lance Armstrong won one Tour de France after the other. Remember that time? I sure do. I remember a multitude of articles, claiming he won due to his extremely scientifically based diet
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So there I was in the breakroom, sipping coffee with one hand, holding Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby in my other hand. One of my colleagues, sitting in the couch in front of me, observed my choice of literature. “You know,” he says, “they have some slightly newer books out, nowadays.” It was his attempt at
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If you’ve been following the news at all, you might have noticed Boris Johnson’s latest scandal. Here’s the UK Prime Minister, telling everyone to stay in lockdown during the pandemic, while he organises a party for himself, booze and all. So, what do you call a scandal involving parties? You’ve guessed it: ‘partygate’. It’s one
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Last week, I’ve watched the second Doctor Strange flick, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch’s best attempt at an American accent. It sure has some nice-looking special effects, but the story’s a whole different matter. In some sense it’s no big surprise. Marvel used to be all the rage ten years ago. Their characters were vividly entertaining, more
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