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When Popes Took Coke

19th November 2019 Tachybaptus 0

The rise and fall of coca wine Coca leaves have been used as a stimulant in South America for over a thousand years, especially in the Andes to overcome the fatigue of living and working [more…]

Going Postal with Question Time

17th January 2019 0

> Graphic EJ Fiona Bruce (remainer) presents debate from Derby, with a panel of politicians and other guests facing topical questions from the audience. She is joined by minister for justice with responsibility for prisons [more...]
The Organ (ii)

27th December 2017 2,886

Wind The accompanying image is taken from Dom Bedos’ ‘ l’art du Facteur d’ Orgues’ (1776), and shows, among other things, a single organ-blower, operating one of three ‘feeders’ – or possibly, pumping two of the [more...]
The pendulum has swung too far

26th February 2020 0

I’m an old fashioned sod. When they finally cart me off in my wooden overcoat with my toes turned up and my face a mask of deathly pallor, there will still be a part of [more...]
Counterfeiting Money Is a Crime, Whether by the Fed or A Private Individual

4th April 2019 0

A few years ago, shortly after the 2008 subprime lending disaster, the Fed sent a public relations team around the country to conduct supposedly “educational sessions” about how the Fed works and the wonderful things [more...]
At the Kim Dae-jung Museum

25th June 2020 0

Mokpo, 2016 When I left the hotel the following morning, the receptionist was away on an errand – she had left the whole establishment unattended. I waited for five minutes, studying the lobby décor. It [more...]