An die Schadenfreude
In fact, Beethoven’s original title for “An die Freude” was “An die Schadenfreude”, but Schiller objected.
humour
A Short, Inaccurate History of Statism
A tendentious history of (mostly Western) politics since the French Revolution in a series of twitter-length bites.
The Epiphany of St Callous of Acrimony
Epiphany was the word of the day on Artwiculate – three days before the Epiphany of January 2011. As good an excuse as any for further fantasies woven about the personality of St Callous of Acrimony.
Ten Things in a Public Swimmingpool
Ten things that can upset your pleasure when you are swimming in a public swimmingpool.
Siggy Sought a Syzygy
Comic nonsense poem to illustrate the poetic term syzygy (a form of alliteration).
Lucia on the Morning Tram
Poem: 12 Dec, Lucia Eve. Celebrated in all-night parties by Swedish kids. Girls dress as Lucia in white dresses with candles in their hair.
King Arthur’s Most Ignominious Moment
King Arthur’s Most Ignominious Moment: When he was stopped by the police for carrying a drawn sword down Kensington High Street.
Words of Confusion
Words of (possible) confusion between English and Swedish – an article inspired by Artwiculate, the Twitter-based word game.
Getting ready for the carnival
A London pigeon getting ready for the Noting Hill Carnival apparently – a poster ohotographed on the London Underground.
Not now, Cora!
There are some great lines in Fantastic Voyage (some of them cited below), but I ended up going for a cheap joke at the expense of Raquel Welch and Donald Pleasence. I was inspired by the strip in the middle of the postcard above here, which is a still from the DVD. (What she’s actually … More…