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I Want a Handsome Butler

Yangsze Choo

I’ve been thinking very hard about my priorities, and have finally come to the conclusion that what I really, really want is a handsome butler.

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Victory Day – May 9th, 2011 (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Life in Russia.

Victory Day, May 9th, is a day which commemorates the capitulation between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany after the German Army had invaded St. Petersburg (then known as Leningrad), leading to a fatal 872 day siege, which brought severe famine upon the city and claimed the lives of many.  As I watched the parade today, there was one young woman screaming “Спасибо!” (thank you) at the top of her lungs throughout the entire parade as the veterans made their way down Nevsky Prospekt.  Little children came with balloons and carnations and ran into the street to give them to the veterans as they passed by.  People everywhere were seen wearing the orange and black Ribbon of St. George, which became one of the Soviet symbols of military valor after victory had been achieved.

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A Mug at the Monocle Café

Cake and Fine Wine

This week I paid £3.50 for a chocolate bar. A chocolate bar called ‘Crunky’. I don’t know quite what madness came over me. I was in Marylebone’s newly-opened Monocle Café, a spin off from Monocle magazine, and somehow I’d taken leave of my senses.

Whatever force it was that was driving me was overwhelming, and I didn’t understand it, but I knew I was happy. Any power of independent thinking that I may once have possessed had been overwhelmed by slick Japanese-Scandi design, a slick international clientele, and the giddy but probably desperate hope that I might just pass as someone slick enough to belong there myself.

£3 for a macchiato, explained the dapper staff. No problem. Would you like to try Tyler Brûlé’s favourite Japanese chocolate bar for the aforementioned eye-watering price? God yes. How about a Parisian macaroon baked by a London-based Japanese bakery? Oh, please. My…

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Need a Chromebook Pixel case or sleeve? Try the Apple Store

Gigaom

One of the more common complaints I hear from Chromebook owners is that Google(s goog) doesn’t offer any accessories such as cases or sleeves. Honestly, when I spent $449 last year on the Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook, which is solid but mostly plastic, I didn’t give that much thought to protecting the device. I feel a bit differently with the Chromebook Pixel with LTE, however, since it cost me $1,449. So what’s a Chromebook Pixel owner to do?

Turns out that the Apple Store(s aapl) is a great source for cases and sleeves to fit a Pixel. That’s ironic as my purchase decision came down to a Mac Book Pro with Retina Display or a Chromebook Pixel. I bought Google’s laptop, but I shopped in Apple’s store for a sleeve. Check before you buy, but most sleeves and cases made for the 13-inch MacBook Pro should work nicely with…

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Sam Warburton set to skipper British and Irish Lions

Sepulation! Irish pundit are saying maybe Paul O’Connell as captain

Vote Oliver J Flanagan for Vice President flyer from the 1971 Fine Gael Ard Fheis

Irish Election Literature

From the 1971 Fine Gael Ard Fheis a flyer from legendary Fine Gael TD Oliver J. Flanagan who was running for the Fine Gael Vice Presidency.
Many Thanks to the sender.

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