Recently, I came across an advertisement for a new cleaning product. The label stated that it was: phosphate-free, dye-free, fragrance-free, and what really shocked me was that it was also microplastic-free – the trendy new scare. At the same time, no one was eager to indicate in equally large letters Continue Reading
What is your budget?
A question that a seller needs to know the answer to sooner or later. It’s easy to understand a buyer who is reluctant to reveal their cards. The buyer is right. No matter what budget you mention, there will always be a way to exhaust it completely. So how do Continue Reading
Striped Cat
Spring has arrived, and the owners have started letting their cats out. The cats roam the yards, yowling and marking everything around. There’s a terrible stench. Our front lawn has turned into some kind of arena. Cats regularly come here to determine who is stronger, whose urine smells more potent, Continue Reading
More about patriotism
Asgard is not a place. Never was. Asgard is where our people stand. Odin. Thor Ragnarok <Insert country name> doesn’t exist! No, really. Everything we know about Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, or the USA is equivalent to our knowledge of Santa Claus or Jack Sparrow. We casually talk about Continue Reading
Midas 2.0
When Dionysus offered Midas any gift he desired, Midas could think of nothing better than to ask that everything he touched turn into pure, shiny gold, and this wish was immediately granted by Dionysus. Midas decided to test his gift: he touched a branch of an oak tree, and it Continue Reading
Divide and conquer.
In most countries where people speak Russian, citizens do not trust the police. The police are unable to prevent theft or murder. They do not pursue thieves but are involved in politics instead. The police do not maintain law and order. At the same time, we are constantly being told Continue Reading
Ethics Commission
Do you know why three hundred years ago one scientist could manage to discover a dozen laws of physics and simultaneously push mathematics forward by centuries? In fact, even at the beginning of the 20th century, it was quite possible to create a new theory almost single-handedly. Because back then, Continue Reading
Real combat faggots
A lecture is taking place at a university. The professor is talking about the Spartans and mentions that their troops spent years on campaigns, which bonded the warriors so closely that they often fell in love with each other. This was encouraged, as a Spartan who lost a friend and Continue Reading
Women’s Rights in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996-2001)
This text is a translated quote from an article in Wikipedia Текст для перевода: .. During these years, the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, but since 2001, they were pushed back by the Northern Alliance—a coalition of Afghan field commanders supported by the Americans. During this period, Afghan women faced many harsh Continue Reading
Zoo
When we were told that the refrigerator at the zoo had broken down, and not just any refrigerator but a freezer, the first thing that came to my mind was the display with the penguins. However, the reality turned out to be much more mundane and dramatic. The mundanity was Continue Reading