On the watersheds of thought

I have often wondered whether people can change so suddenly and so drastically...

Or if these are the case of just never really seeing the person for who he or she is?

The Fall of French Cuisine

Some of the ‘declinists’ think that what would set France right is a good dose of Thatcherism and Chicago School economics, and Steinberger considers that this sort of remedy would do much to fix the national cooking crisis. Thatcher became prime minister in 1979, Reagan was elected president in 1980, and Mitterrand’s long reign began in 1981: ‘Insofar as the restaurant business was concerned, the United States and Britain unquestionably took the better route,’ Steinberger says, and this despite the fact that Mitterrand was a very great gourmand while Thatcher was of the ‘food is fuel’ persuasion and Reagan’s favourite foods were macaroni and cheese and liquorice jelly beans.

Down to the Last Cream Puff

Vahalla Rising

Among many things, good soundtrack.

Nordic landscapes can be so dark and brooding. It's a wonder how civilization emerged out of all the mist and bog.