

The Bard and the Conventions
“I think of myself as a song and dance man” Bob Dylan “What did he do anyway?” This question, as a comment to an article in the...


A guaranteed income: why not?
“The conservative Swiss could not accept such a thoroughgoing societal change when, in a country whose prosperity has not yet visibly...


Испытание Слабости
Читая газеты в последнее время, много смеяться не приходится. Сегодня я расхохоталась. Но должна добавить что вдоволь посмеяться,...


An Exercise of Weakness
It’s not too often that I get a good laugh these days when reading newspapers. I did today. But I must add that having a good laugh...


Puberty vs. Menopause Survival Kit
Part 3. Love I hardly ever dream. Last night I vividly dreamt of visiting old friends, losing some precious object, finding it again and...


Puberty vs Menopause Survival Kit
Part 2. Feelings and Fears I am torn apart. If there was an easy answer, I probably wouldn’t be writing this. For lack of formal...


Puberty vs Menopause Survival Kit
Part 1: Symptoms Fu-u-uuck! The alarm I set for myself this morning goes off and I jump up in bed so high I almost hit the ceiling....


A Whiter Shade of Pale
The first rays of spring sun are shyly beaming through my window. Ah, spring! Oh…spring... Summer clothes. Will I fit in? Will I need...


The new reality
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..“ Ralph Waldo Emerson, „Self-Reliance“ Today, Monday the 4th April, the European...


Europe, save your Jews!
On the 15th of March 2016, more than 100 parliamentarians from nearly 40 countries have met at the Bundestag in Berlin for the third...













