Mircea Cartarescu, a Romanian writer became famous for his “Why we love women”, a short essay on why men are fascinated by women. Here’s a tentative translation of this essay for my English readers. Enjoy! We love women because they have round breasts with nipples that stick out through the blouse when they are...
Monthly Archives: June 2009 Friday evening began what will be known as the Pushing Daisies phase of my life. I have no idea how I haven’t watched this show until now (thanks again Phil), it’s absolutely amazing! Not only are the story and the setting as if stolen from a fairy tale, or Amelie Poulain, but also, Chuck’s outfits...  I’d like to share two videos with you guys. They certainly brightened up my day and I know you’ll like them too. Video #1: a short film about love seen through the eyes of a little boy. This will make you feel all warm inside Video #2: what 6000 post-its and large...  Disclaimer: some science-related babble will follow. Avert thine eyes! You all know what happens when you leave kiwi peels or a slice of tomato on the counter overnight, right? Fruit flies galore! I’m going to tell you something funny about the fruit fly, also known by its fancy Latin nomenclature Drosophila melanogaster. ...  You want to know what I did today and yesterday for that matter? Working in a lab at 33 degrees. Celsius. How many of you know what that’s like? Nobody? You lucky bastards! Let me tell you what that’s like. It’s like walking through the rainforest only that you hear the sound of centrifuges 2... |
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