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The Doha Art Scene
https://www.facebook.com/OnlyInQatar It’s a truth universally known that in all articles about Qatar, one must mention basic facts (size, oil, ambition, FIFA world cup), otherwise certain death (oh it’s so wee and it has so much oil and money and they own everything in London, the newspapers of the UK whine. That’s boring, newspapers, shut up)....
The myth of mental illness, an invention of the bourgeois class
The U.K like many of its western counterparts has a Mental Health Act. This act is used to detain and treat a certain class of people involuntarily. The mentally ill are the only people of adult age in this country who do not have the right to refuse medical treatment, even when they do have...
Cocktail Recipes Inspired by Meryl Streep Performances: Special Edition
Cocktail Recipes Inspired by Meryl Streep Performances: Special Edition In Praise of Meryl’s Protégé: Debut drinks!!! by Lindsay Parnell It’s time. It’s time to put my often non-existent authority to use and make a suggestion of sorts. A suggestion, that once printed, shall live forever. Well, live until the internet is abolished and...
Spongebob in Rome
Rome, Ponte Casilino Author: Visit 's Website - Email Iaia Bell is an Italian young lady, who lived in London for a while, without complaining about the lack of bidet and the dull weather. She currently writes stuff and tries to conceive a plan to save her country on the verge of collapse.
Antinous, the charm of beauty, Exhibition dedicated to Emperor Hadrian’s lover
For the first time, the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Latium Villa Adriana Antiquarium opens an exhibition dedicated to Antinous. Fifty works including sculptures, reliefs, gems and coins tell the strong ties that bound the Emperor Hadrian to the young Bithynian youth. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalog published by Electa, the first...
Can you be a good man and a Nazi?: Review of C P Taylor’s ‘Good’
“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing” – Edmund Burke Denial, despair, and moral compromise are the overarching themes of CP Taylor’s Good, “the story of how a ‘good’ man gets caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich.” Professor Halder (Adrian Rawlins) is a literature lecturer...
Good Thinking Batman… The myths and reality of men and women and the way we speak
Here on Earth, saying that “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus” can be a very stereotypical statement. But, the idea that we are from different planets could help communicate the contrast of our sexes. Instead of flying around in circles… what are the myths and realities of gendered language? “Gender is not...
Welcome to The Flaneur
Welcome to The Flaneur, the indie art blog, travel, sport and culture website. The Flaneur is written by artists, writers, travellers, poets and reviewers from around the world. The Flaneur has been online since the last millennium and aims to convert the world to cricket. &nbs &nbs &nbs &nbs &nbs &nbs &nbs &nbs &nbs &nbs Author: The Flaneur Visit The Flaneur's Website - Email The...
Strained Brains: The Mind as Matter, The Wellcome Trust