Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Cookies and leverage

14:01 Posted by The Thalesians (@thalesians) No comments
There is a place on West 74th Street in New York, called Levain Bakery. From the outside it's fairly anonymous. On a Sunday morning, there's often a queue outside. Descend the steps into the bakery, and you find many bakers frantically producing trays and trays of cookies. For several of your US...

Sunday, 15 February 2015

The first rule of fight club

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Many years ago, I remember sitting in a cinema watching the film Fight Club. Before seeing the film, I had little idea what to expect. In the film's most famous scene, Tyler Durden, played by Brad Pitt, stands up and starts a speech: The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.  The...

Monday, 2 February 2015

When the seagulls follow the trawler

21:40 Posted by The Thalesians (@thalesians) No comments
It is just over twenty years ago that the words Eric Cantona and kung fu came together, as immortal words in the minds of football fans. The Manchester United player had been playing away at Crystal Palace. He had been sent off and was walking away into the tunnel. On his way, he launched into a...