Correspondents
From Around The World
Our colleagues from around the word send us a view from their locality.
“Were it left to me to decide if we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
– Thomas Jefferson
Geneva, Switzerland
Switzerland Moves Closer to another Housing Bubble Crisis
We already know that Switzerland is uber-expensive. It is often referred to as the playground of the rich. Visit any of its cities, towns, villages,
Reunion on Lac Léman
By Taistealaí Poor Geneva has been through a lot over the past decade. I would prefer the Geneva of old to the Geneva of today
Great Britain
The Many Varied Faces of Europe in the Modern Era
Ollie Bye combines music and history to show the constant changes of Europe in the common era.
Brexit Britain: The more demented our neighbour looks, the saner Ireland appears
As Ireland is one of the most globalised economies in the world, we should pay more attention to global trends than we pay to local or regional ones.
Driverless: Who is in control?
12 June 2019 – October 2020 A free exhibition at the Science Museum For decades, autonomous vehicles have been heralded as a new technology that could change the
The Steepest Street in the World – Ffordd Pen Llech in Harlech
In the ancient and beautiful North West Wales town of Harlech, sited on the Wales Coast Path and famed in legend and song, is a street named Ffordd
Differences Between Languages
British vs American English Winston Churchill was once famously quoted as saying, “Great Britain and the United States are separated by a common language.” In the early 19th
The Long Johns – Subprime Crisis Explained
The Long Johns are a British comedy duo who gave an enlightening insight almost one year prior to the beginning of The Great Recession.”
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NUSANTARAARYĀ
SANTO SABA PILIANG HISTORICAL REVISIONISM History need not be so sacred that it cannot ever be revised. History is a continuous dialogue between past findings
NUSANTARAARYĀ
SANTO SABA PILIANG HISTORICAL REVISIONISM History need not be so sacred that it cannot ever be revised. History is a continuous dialogue between past findings
Spain
La Tomatina Tomato Festival Buñol, Spain
Quick Facts About La Tomatina Festival https://www.tomatofestivalspain.com/ When: La Tomatina Festival happens annually during the last wednesday of August. Where: Takes place in Buñol, a little
Differences between French and Spanish
This guy is good. He explains with clarity the similarities and the differences between both languages in a way that the average ENGLISH-speaking person can
Long Beach, California, USA
Dirty John Comes to Long Beach
by El Gringo Over the past few days I’ve been forced to search for a parking spot blocks from where I live. Apparently, the
Ping Pong Invades Long Beach
The LA Open Table Tennis Tournament kicked off its move to Long Beach — and its partnership with the Ping Pong Fit International Festival –
POW! WOW! Long Beach Style
This year’s event, a week long, paint-your-brains-out-and-party extravaganza just wrapped up in Long Beach. Artists completed 20 new murals across Long Beach during the past
Long Beach Bulletin
Another sunny day in the East Village of downtown Long Beach, California, USA. The Queen Mary sits proudly near the entrance to the Port
Tower? This is Flight 123. We Have This Guy up Here Sitting on a Park Bench. Uh, Did I Mention That He Has a Gun?
1982: Frustrated in his dream of becoming an Air Force pilot, a southern California truck driver gets himself airborne anyway with the help of a
