Tokyo gallery
Just started putting a few pictures in my Tokyo gallery, after an amazing evening at the top of the Sunshine City building. The picture (left) is of a strange device…
If you knew sushi like I know sushi…
My second day in Tokyo, and I’m still like a kid in a toyshop. If it weren’t for the fact that these plates are standing on end, and that gravity-resistant…
The Rain-mate revisited
Little did I know, when Christopher Hampson and I went in search of the rain-mate 8 years ago (see this old entry), that of all the blog topics that might…
Soft-soaping the pope
For a bit of balance on the whole Pope issue, try Hans K?ng’s Hoffnungskrise am Ende eines allzu langen Pontifikats. The article is hosted on the website of ‘we-are-church’ ,…
Musipedia – name that tune!
Possibly the most amazing discovery I ever made on the web – Musipedia. I needed to find the name of a folk song that I know by ear, but couldn’t…
Ballet turn board
At last, I’ve found it online, a version of the board which all my favourite Cubans practise turning with. For those who thought I was making it up, this TurnBoard…