Following thousands of British people signing a petition calling for Britain First to be ‘banned’ as a ‘Terrorist’ extremist organisation, (in response to the murder
Category: Human Interest
Anything that does not fit into to any of the other specific categories and is of general interest!
How Master Xu Yun Beat the Japanese Using Meditation! (24.8.2016)
The barbarism of the imperial Japanese in China is well-known – but what is not so well known is Master Xu Yun’s use of meditation to fight them.
The Anti-Chinese Racism of Ricky Gervais (and David Brent)
I think the truth must be stated clearly – both the ‘real’ Ricky Gervais and ‘fictional’ David Brent are ‘anti-Chinese’, and as this racism is generally and unquestionably accepted throughout British society, it is viewed as something of a ‘politically correct’ joke to complain about it.
Parliament Street (Exeter) Narrowest Street in the World (20.8.2016)!
I first found this ‘street’ entirely by accident probably around ten (or more) years ago, and made a mental note to record its presence once
South Africa: Zulu Modernity! (10.8.2016)
The Zulus represented an ‘African’ form of modernity that clashed with its European counter-part.
African Presence in Ancient China? (Email 5.8.2016)
Africans in Ancient China.