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What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? A couple of weeks ago, I needed to stock up on washing powder, so I nipped into my local Penny, a branch of a popular German discount supermarket chain that carries a lot of cheap generic brands. The special offer that week bore an evocative name:...
THE CASE OF THE COSMIC CAPPUCCINO
THE CASE OF THE COSMIC CAPPUCCINOWhat colour is the universe? What does this question even mean? The other day I was sipping a cappuccino in a coffee bar downtown when I chanced upon a newspaper article. A team of astronomers from the John Hopkin’s University,...
A KILLER ADDRESS!
A KILLER ADDRESS!Riding on the U-Bahn recently, I glimpsed a woman clad in a neon pink bikini, arms outstretched: „Aloha, Hawaii – entdecke Hawaii ( discover Hawaii)“ she declared. I knew at once she was addressing me intimately. A little later, I changed trains and I...