On the Afghan women side. I remember hearing a journalist on the radio who had gone back to see how some women she had known were getting on. One was walking dutifully 5 paces behind her husband with… (View Post)

The Germans have a term for the idea of nostalgia for the older east ('Ostalgia') : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostalgie (View Post)

Enjoying the header @Cyclefree . It did bring to mind this Daily Mash piece from back in 2021 : https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/work/key-workers-to-be-called-low-skilled-workers-again-by-easter-2… (View Post)

The hand-holding, singing and clapping at the end of Putin's speech felt a bit 'Yeltsin', I must say. (View Post)

I'm enjoying the faltering voice-over. I'd love to believe it's mimicking the real speech. It is a very odd speech mind you. He's just been going on about the Opium Wars as an exa… (View Post)