For most people, the question of selecting their favourite classical composer comes down to choosing between the emminent triumvirate of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. One of my personal favourite classical composers, though, would probably be Franz Schubert, an Austrian living in the nineteenth century. I wrote a bit about him previously, when I posted a brilliant little-known impromptu piano piece of his. He has [...]
When we fill up our vehicle at the gas station, we might wonder whether the dollars we spend on the fuel are ultimately going towards a worthwhile cause. After all, given that so much money is being made per barrel of oil these days, some people are certainly benefitting quite well, and will likely put this extra income to something [...]
A number of anniversaries of Soviet-era events are coming up in Russia (as discussed in the first paragraph of this article in the Moscow Times, and then less apologetically here). With the recent spectre of a return to more authoritarian rule emerging at the Kremlin (well elaborated on here), remembering the bleak times of the Soviet Union’s political and human disasters [...]
Here are a couple of interesting vehicles I’ve come across in the last while, posted for your viewing pleasure. I’m not implying that this area has more custom auto jobs done than other places (we seem to have the usual proportion of tricked-out Honda Civics found anyplace else), but some of them are slightly more unusual:
First [...]