Category Archives: humor

MESS: perfectionism, disillusionment, and a dollop of love

Posted on September 20, 2026 by tkflor

“You can ask him to stay, Jane—it’s not the same as a marriage proposal.”“Are you sure? It’s a big move, and—I have no idea what is best for him, or for me…What do you think I should do?”Anna gave Jane … Continue reading →

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A clever cat, two unusual kids and a clan of intelligent rats

Posted on March 17, 2021 by tkflor

“You pretend that rats can think, and I’ll promise to pretend that humans can think, too.”A rat to a man, from The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Sir Terry Pratchett The Changelings – a clan of educated rats … Continue reading →

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Lighthearted takes on fiction and physics

Posted on June 17, 2018 by tkflor

Two comics by John Atkinson, thirst-editions and simplified-physics.

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Stars, Leaves, and speculations about Dark Matter

Posted on December 4, 2016 by tkflor

“Topmost branches stretched in all directions, arched over the road, merging into a lush green canopy, dappled with yellow, saffron and vermillion. Bright-blue patches of sky peeked through the dome. A kingdom to itself, Danielle thought. Each tree was a … Continue reading →

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Can a nymph, an Amazon, a playwright, and a poet bring peace to Athens?

Posted on June 19, 2016 by tkflor

“Before the comedies were presented at the festival, it was customary for one of Athens’s great lyric poets to entertain the crowd with a few well-chosen pieces, to get them in the mood. As with everything connected with the festival, … Continue reading →

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Easy, breezy, accessible science

Posted on May 28, 2016 by tkflor

Guest post by mèþru: I found this video about the misreporting of science in order to make it interesting for wide audiences. Comedian John Oliver discusses how reporters do not fact check the studies they report, make sweeping conclusions that … Continue reading →

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Tourism and fiction

Posted on April 15, 2016 by tkflor

“Japan’s smallest prefecture is aiming to attract more Thai tourists by sponsoring a series of romance novels set in the region. The southern Kagawa Prefecture has teamed up with four Thai writers for the initiative, who have each penned love … Continue reading →

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Money-laundering – confessions in view of the Panama Papers

Posted on April 9, 2016 by tkflor

Note: This blog-post was written by a guest-blogger who prefers to remain anonymous (read below and you will see why). It seems that the Panama papers have taken the world by a storm:

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