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Noise and the decadence of man
‘Noise is a torture to intellectual people’ –Schopenhauer In many animal species, including Homo sapiens, males need to attract the females’ attention in order to have a chance of passing on their genes to future generations. This is a fact … Continue reading
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Did the Kremlin take revenge on Prigozhin?
I really doubt governments engage in emotional behaviour like vengeance, since governments have by definition no emotions: they are usually ready to do whatever might be in their best interest, but vengeance serves no practical purpose whatsoever except that of … Continue reading
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Manco You-punky and the mannequins
For its fair quality-price ratio, the Brasa Viva is arguably the most popular grillroom in Moquegua’s capital city (we are in Peru). Its online rating is high and, unsurprisingly, it is usually full during eating peak hours, despite its fast-food … Continue reading
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The Hispanic peculiarity
It is any given midday of the mild winter in Torata, a small village in the mountains of Peru. A large group of schoolkids, dressed in blue and white, appear around a corner of the main square under the direction … Continue reading
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Torata and the mining canon
Torata is a village of around 2,000 inhabitants, located on the valley of its namesake river, some 2,300 metres above sea level and 20 miles upstream from the town of Moquegua; in the heart, therefore, of the Western Andean Range, … Continue reading
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On Western ‘sanctions’
So, what is a sanction? Depending on the dictionary, this word may be defined as: –Action by one or more states toward another state calculated to force it to comply with legal obligations. Or as: –A coercive measure, especially one … Continue reading
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A registration guide for tourists in Belarus
In this post I will explain most of what you need to know about registration when you travel to Belarus as a tourist on a visa valid for no longer than ninety days. The information comes from my personal experience, … Continue reading
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On friendship, and maybe also love
Hardly an adult man is to be found, at least in the Western culture, who has never been told, by a woman he courted and who rejected him, something like this: “…but we can be just friends!” Just friends? These … Continue reading
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