Egyptian notes
Much of Egypt looks like it has suffered through a decade of civil war bookended by powerful earthquakes. It hasn’t either; that’s just Egypt, a […]
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How I didn’t get busted for doing a nude photo shoot in Egypt
The short – and boring – answer is that I didn’t try to do one. Not that you would think this is a particularly controversial […]
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The German Notebook
This is my second time in Germany. Actually, make that my third time. When I was two or three years old, my parents took me […]
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September 1
The war started 78 years ago today, in the darkness of a late summer morning on the Baltic coast, as German navy vessel “Schleswig-Holstein”, supposedly […]
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Making a complete dick out myself – at the Icelandic Phallological Museum
I wonder how many families turn away disappointed from the doorstep upon being told by the usher that this is a p-h-a-l-l-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l museum – not […]
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I ate the whale and I liked it
I love whales. They are beautiful, majestic – and delicious. And they – or rather this post – will lose me an unknown number of […]
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Iceland – once in a thousand years
Two things of great importance to Icelandic history happened in the year 1000; Leif Ericson got lost and Torgeir Ljosvetningagodi Torkelsson lay thinking under a […]
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Standing on the birthplace of modern capitalism
I’m standing right on the birthplace of modern capitalism and it would feel like a pilgrimage except instead of quiet and contemplation there is noise […]
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No dating for you, you Nazi scum
Once, a long time ago, Nazis used to ban everything and everyone. Nowadays, everyone bans Nazis everywhere. Poor Nazis. I’m being sarcastic, of course. I […]
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The Daily Chrenk to hit the road again
It’s that time of the year again, when TDC goes on the road to bring you moderately insightful commentary and occasional mildly entertaining reportage from […]
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Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part VIII
[Warning: Adult Content and Language] Another few months since the previous installment of Tinder girls, and another several furtively whispered confessions from faithful The Daily […]
Continue reading »THE MAN CALLED CAR SEAT – A few weeks ago, some idiots from an anti-immigration group in Norway mistook bus seats for women dressed in burqas. […]
Continue reading »GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN’S DATING TIPS – I was expecting so much more when I came across this teaser on News.com.au (of course, I should have known […]
Continue reading »WHICH COUNTRY WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE COVERED BY PLASTIC? – We’ve produced heaps of that stuff, haven’t we? In the first global analysis of the […]
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In praise of a Muslim Miss
Esma Voloder, a Bosnian-Australian who just been crowned Miss World Australia 2017, apparently is having some tough time with reactions to her victory: Newly crowned […]
Continue reading »HALAL SEX – But is it certified? It was a confession by a newlywed friend about her disastrous sex life that gave Umm Muladhat an […]
Continue reading »END OF THE MATING GAME – Social progress versus evolutionary biology: A dearth of marriagable men has left an “oversupply” of educated women taking desperate […]
Continue reading »HOTNESS PRIVILEGE STRIKES AGAIN – A few months ago, I courageously and insightfully identified the real problem in our society: “an elephant in the room […]
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How Donald Trump destroyed dating
Donald Trump is a bit like climate change – responsible for everything bad that happens in the world – except one better, because Trump is now […]
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Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder Part VII
(Warning: language & adult content) Part VII? It’s hard to believe there has been that many girls going wild on Brisbane Tinder. And yet, every […]
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