Imperial taught me how to be a better DJ
It might not go on your CV, but here's my advice on an invaluable life skill
The EU is not perfect, but is the better option
Leaving the EU will detriment the UK, Europe, and the world
You have bad taste if you like ales
I’m thankful that I’m not from a country whose culture relies on such awful drinks
I want to say thank you to the bad people
Maybe it isn’t good to compare myself to them, but I do
Are you up to the Challenge?
Pietro Aronica on taking on Paxman for Imperial pride
The Falsity of Hope
Hope is a last resort, an admission of defeat. You hope when there is nothing left to do, nothing you can do: you can’t act, repair, work, correct or strive anymore, so you wish that things could go your way.
Oh, what’s wrong with the world today?
It used to be that the world was an absolutely awful place. People were starving left and right in all those countries to the South, the hole in the ozone layer was going to kill us all, there was no more oil left, grubby foreigners were going to steal all
On adaptations and dragons
Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seem The Hobbit yet, stop reading
Silvio Berlusconi: Down and Out
On the 27th of November 2013 at 17:43 Silvio Berlusconi was expelled from the Senate of the Italian Republic; he no longer represents anyone but himself. He cannot abuse his parliamentary seat anymore to avoid his legal troubles. He cannot run for office and may even be tried for his various crimes
The Tale of the Demonstrator
Pietro Aronica gives a – mostly fictional – parody of the precise and hallowed science of marking lab reports
In Defence of Memes
Pietro Aronica thinks persecution of memes is TOO DAMN HIGH
United States or Europe
We need more, not less European integration. Much, much more.