Susan in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Peter, just because some man in a red coat gives you a sword it doesn’t make you a hero! Dennis in Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. […]
I was saying yesterday that it’s a pity that there’s no localisation of Firefox into Aramaic. I wasn’t very serious, because I didn’t think there would be many people who would use it, but it turns out there’s at least one potential client: Monica Bellucci. Monica … can speak Italian, French, English and Aramaic fluently. […]
In memory of Yossi Banai, who died today, here is one of his less well-known songs which I’ve always been attached to. It’s very minimal, not much more than a list, but it beautifully conveys some of the paradoxes of life in this country. For example, here’s a rough translation of the last verse: A […]