France Needs to Establish Some Context

Let me begin by saying that I am no politician and I am definitely no expert on the internal politics of France. That said I have to admit I am a big admirer of President Emmanuel Macron ever since he appeared to capture the imagination of the French people – and […]

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Music to Warmup Your Weekend

For me it is quite simply difficult to match the warm sound of the Flugelhorn which is why I fell in love with the instrument the first time I listened to it and why I predominantly play it on a daily basis because I have every intention of mastering it. […]

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The Music Hour: A "Soulo" Piano Concerto

One of my favourite Beethoven piano concert’s here performed by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mikko Franck, and German pianist Alice Sara Ott. The concerto was composed in 1800 and was first performed on 5 April 1803, with the composer as soloist. The piece was also published in […]

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The Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi & the Concept of “What Goes Around Comes Around” In Foreign Policy

There’s been plenty written/talked about related to this matter, so without rehashing the talking points and the excellent analysis done let me just make a small contribution here; Although we have yet to see conclusive evidence implicating Saudi Arabia in disappearance and/or death of Jamal Khashoggi we should really consider […]

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The Comedy Hour: 9-9-9

Another one of those incredible shows with Jon Stewart as former host of The Daily Show where he unpacks Herman Cain one of the 2012 U.S Presidential candidates during the election season that year. Though the clip is old it’s one of those episodes that will “Live Long & Prosper”. Jon Stewart is […]

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