Monthly Archives: April 2007

Cereals À La Italienne, By Mara L.

I have been incredibly busy in the last few days, and so I am slower than I like in writing my culinary notes for Jens’ blog. I have been busy for the obvious reason that, finally, the summer is near. This means, the heartwarming life in Italy is near! Not, of course, that departure would [...]
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Believe me, Berlin Mitte (the former East), my home for a long time, is the place of unfashionable fashion – of people who really believe it: That fashion is made on the street, by the young crowd that reinvents itself every day. Perhaps London is a little like that. But right now, these kids run [...]
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Revisited

I’ve long been fascinated by the dynamics of job interviews, first in the miserable position of the applicant, and then in the, as it turned out, equally miserable position of ‘decision-maker’. I have this theory that, in any such interview, things are clear after about three minutes. At that point, the applicant should know whether she [...]
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