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On August 14, Yajoi Kusama, a Japanese highly influential avantgarde artist, nicknamed the “polkadot queen”, died at the age of 97. She mainly painted dots in bright colors in all shapes and sizes, and was ultimately very successful with the general public, her work sold excellently. She was extremely driven, also because her art was…

Last week, Varenne, the best and fastest racehorse of all time, passed away. In his native Italy, Varenne was immensely popular because he broke all speed records during his career, the horse won more than six million in prize money. He was not only athletic and lightning fast, but also elegant and smart. He knew…

Modern society often resembles more of a series of symptoms of a developing psychiatric disorder than of a culture offering people something valuable. Social media don’t exactly bring out the best in people and the weirdest trends follow each other in rapid succession. Life maxxing, mindless challenges, manosphere, body shaming, fat shaming, the root of…

Last week, the natal chart of Iran was delineated, the radix of the Islamic republic that arose after the revolution of the Ayatollah Khomeini. The time that the Shah left Iran by plane was taken as the time of birth and the interpretation of that chart  seemed to reflect the reality of the country as…

The war of the US against Iran seems to have ended up in a total impasse, Iran is successfully fighting back against a militarily seemingly superior America, which does a lot of damage but has not achieved much else. The impulsive Trump has no exit strategy and is using up all US ammunition stocks because…

A spectre haunts Europe, Karl Marx once wrote about the rise of communism, and history repeats itself. Now, however, it is not the left-wing radicals but the right-wing radicals, who hope to seize power. We know all too well what misery and massacres the radical left has caused, and that should be a warning. In…

On Sunday the most shameful football World Cup ever came to an end. What should have been a party for fans was spoiled by politicians. Spain eventually won the title, in an equally embarrassingly boring final. Trump was allowed to hand out the cup and he was very loudly booed by the audience. Because of…

A few months ago, it was predicted on this blog that Marine Le Pen would also be convicted on appeal. That turned out to be true, because this week the Cours d’Appel in Paris confirmed the conviction of the right-wing radical French politician to three years in prison and a fine of 100,000 euros for…

In many countries in Europe, the heat is hitting mercilessly this summer.  It is certainly not the first summer that there are problems with heat and fires, but it seems to have become more intense this year. There were very worrying reports from France, although the highest alert phase is now over. Nevertheless, there are…

The US celebrates its 250th anniversary these days, the highlight comes on July 4, the date that the colonies once declared their independence from the British. This anniversary is however celebrated in turbulent times, in recent months the US has waged the disastrous war with Iran, a conflict that has still not been resolved. That…