Lost news

Fake news and false journeys.

Directions to a Feast

The slaughter of the bulls in Ethiopia.

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Despots

Short histories of some of the twentieth century's lesser-known dictators.

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Notes on Stockholm

From the observations of Nikolai Oksotavich.

the truth about tuscany

The Truth about Tuscany

What most people don't know about this superlative region.

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Advice for Madrid

Observations from my first two days in a city I later grew to love.

Holidays You Will Have

You have won a holiday in a hotel. This is how it goes.

Europe No Longer a Continent

Jacob Subshrub reports on the reclassification of Europe. Published on alittlepoison.com.

Army of Mould Alarms Japan

Jacob Subshrub reports on a revolting threat to Japanese security. Published on alittlepoison.com.

God’s Intellectual Property

Jacob Subshrub reports on an inter-religious copyright dispute. Published on alittlepoison.com.

The Headscarf Ban

A lesson in cultural stereotyping, delivered in a Turkish supermarket.

"He’s a Tramp!"

An unjust appraisal of my personal appearance one sad Wednesday night.

Eight Signs of a Culture that has Lost its Way

A few things, off the top of my head, that sum up consumerism and the trash generation.

Beach Cocks

Innocence of a kind.