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Breakaway
I have just spent two hours listening to a man spouting some of the most hateful bullshit I’ve ever heard in my life, without being permitted to say anything or give an opinion in return. He was good-looking and I’m an idiot, which is how I ended up sitting down. Forgive me. This man is…
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The probable incidence of larceny
I’ve just arrived back in Istanbul, in advance of the conference tomorrow. And oh my goodness has it been an adventure! My flight from Iraklio, Crete, was at 02:40 this morning. I barely made it to the airport actually: in the process of hailing the last bus to the airport, I forgot how to walk, and…
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Opinion Piece
When I was at dinner with Lana the other night, she said I would make a terrible journalist. I agreed, because I just can’t take being told what to do. She said that was true, but moreover, I’m incapable of writing without bias. I completely disagreed, but have nonetheless decided to take a leaf out of…
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Life in random bursts.
Firstly, spring here is freaking miraculous. In seemingly the space of the week, it went from bare and barren to astonishingly green and verdant. Incredible: I can’t even imagine how summer is! Secondly, I passed my Russian exam (yay!) and have been packing to leave today. I can’t believe I’m only in Russia for three more…
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Cheese and random noises.
Nastya and I went on an adventure to Выборг (Vyborg), a couple of hours north of Petersburg. In keeping with my expectations of Russia, things got random. I am not, and have never been, a morning person: so when we got on the train, I blew up my neck pillow, put on my eye mask,…