Jamal

Murun Buchstansangur. https://youtu.be/dG7kBARusCw

I wasted too much time on that one too.

I don't know why you'd see that. Maybe I'll look into it.

Both War and Peace and Moby Dick are great. However, both are or have been forced on schoolchildren, which I don’t approve of. They’re not childrens’ ...

No, but those who practice it according to their traditions, while the partnerships are not legally recognised, are not committing a criminal offence....

I recently began reading a really boring biography of Alexander von Humboldt (not a boring man, so I blame the author) in which many pages are taken u...

You're a Goethe fan? I haven't read him either but he's much more attractive to me than Mann.

Now that's more my jam.

He doesn't appeal to me, but let me know if he blows your mind or enchants your soul.

Thomas Mann?

It ain't ringing no bells

:lol: :rage:

Not quite. Well, maybe, maybe not. As I say, it'll be too long for the competition in any case.

Working title: "Mountain Valley Footwear Chronicles" The beginning of chapter one: Otherwise :zip:

It had a certain kind of tart sweetness that appealed to some. No, it's about shoes.

Not really, although I may read it one day. I find Nietzsche rather tiresome at times. I would if I could! I'm stuck because I started it with no clea...

Ah, makes sense now. Habermas was a bad guess because I wouldn't expect anyone to claim any of his books are a "monumental contribution ... to western...

I can't get past the word "critical". To me that implies either Kant or a critical theorist. Third guess: Habermas.

I can't remember. Maybe Italo Calvino or Christopher Priest or Saramago. But you can find those kind of reviews all over the place. I'll guess Kant or...

Here's a pointless propaedeutic to an analysis of these clichés: I really wanted to like this. I think everyone wants to like any book they've decided...

I expected that response, and it's a good rule of thumb, but there are some diamonds in the rough. One star reviews of classic books are often hilario...

Axiom: it is best to ignore any Amazon or Goodreads book review that begins with "I really wanted to like this" or "I tried. I really did."

I see.

Spain has autonomous regions though doesn't it?

:up: :cool: So the journalist in this case switches between, on the one hand the second and third senses (where "void" and "empty" are taken colloquia...

But also... But again... (my emphasis) I don't want to belittle the progress in physics, but with this kind of reporting it's no wonder people are con...

Thanks. And no, I've always managed to avoid the indignity of the dumps. First because my birthday is during the school holidays, so when I was a chil...

:blush:

Sort of. Turned fifty this year.

No, but there are a few in Istanbul, which is quite handy for me.

I think it comes in dollops, not dashes.

How about Linlithgow, Falkirk, Carron Valley, Loch Lomond, Erskine Bridge, Bridge of Weir, Haylie Brae?

Yes, and during the festival too, so now I'm skint. I didn't stay in Millport but I can pass on a recommendation to stay at the Cathedral of the Isles...

We were lucky and missed the strikes. Train from Edinburgh to Glasgow, 50 minutes. Walk from Queen Street to Central, 15 minutes. Train from Central t...

I didn't write any postcards or even post anything on social media. It's as if I never went. But I did went. Saw the folks, saw old friends, cycled ar...

I've written something else but it's already at 5,000 words (the maximum for the TPF competition) and looks like it'll end up with at least 10,000. I ...

I'm happy that the story lingers in minds other than my own. Yes, I too thought about Gormenghast, when I was watching the accession ceremonies. No, I...

Eh?

I've since realized that's an inadequate description for the category. It's also, perhaps primarily, for problems in logic itself.

Current Christopher Priest, The Dream Archipelago Recently read Christopher Priest, The Glamour :up: :sparkle: Gene Wolfe, The Urth of the New Sun :co...

Nice.

Fair point. But allow me to translate this for curious outsiders and sassanachs:

Note that at TPF there is no law against profanity. Personally I think if you’re going to use such words you should do it openly, bawbag.

It was Prince Charles and he was killed by chimpanzees. Since he has become king I have considered updating it, but I had previously thought about how...

No, that is for breadcrumbed fish only.

Believe it or not it’s Carolinian or Caroline.

Queen’s former personal chef reveals how she likes her fish and chips Each to their own. My recent fish supper, from Franco's: /uploads/resized/files/...

Even outside the USA, metrification still has some way to go. The French introduced a ten day week in the Revolution, but it didn't catch on. primidi ...

I've been saying for years that I'd like to move on the Discourse platform, and I believe that allows for branching/threaded/nested discussions. I mig...

:up: And active moderation.