How to (genuinely) identify a fake whisky
I’ve just bought a pair of earphones. Another pair, in fact, as my last, amazing ones met their fate when they hit the ground. They lasted less than two years […]
I’ve just bought a pair of earphones. Another pair, in fact, as my last, amazing ones met their fate when they hit the ground. They lasted less than two years […]
Reincarnation. Transmigration. Metempsychosis. The harsh concept of life after death. The belief that, somehow, part of our ephemeral being will continue to exist even after our last breath. The key […]
Easy Rider, starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper is probably the best-known motorbike film in the world. Despite not having much of a story, the film celebrates the sex, drugs […]
There are films I always stop to watch, when I come across them on television. It’s as if my brain goes onto autopilot and comfortably surrenders to the sense of […]
If you’re an engineer or a meteorologist, you probably know the Chaos Theory. If you’re not, I’ll explain. The Chaos Theory suggests that in complex systems, where there are a […]
The other day, I was in the car driving the way I always do, like a bat out of hell with rocket boosters. I was in the virtually traffic-free fast […]
Liver with fava beans and a good chianti, or a good Amarone, if you prefer the literary version to the film. Classical literature, especially Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Goldberg variations […]
I recently dreamt I had gone to a party in pyjamas. In case you don’t follow, let me explain – it wasn’t a pyjama party, which would have been pretty […]
Rivalry. The feeling of restless and prolonged animosity. Certain rivalries are only destructive. Others, however, are pretty beneficial and drive you to do things that you never would if […]
Do you know what Feis Ile is? Feis ile is the biggest annual festival on the island of Islay, famous for production of peated whiskies. Feis Ile celebrates the culture […]