London Life Examined – Surfing LA
London Life Examined with Surgical Humour To examine something surgically is to approach it with precision, clarity, and a deliberate detachment, aiming not to bludgeon but to reveal underlying structure and pathology. This is the exacting discipline of London life examined…
London’s Serious Tone
Witty Commentary on London’s Serious Tone London speaks in a certain register: measured, deliberate, and often funereally serious. This serious tone is applied to everything, from state funerals to weather forecasts, from banking reports to announcements about bin collection changes. It is…
London’s Unspoken Rules – Screw the News
A Satirical Guide to London’s Unspoken Rules To the outsider, London can feel like an inscrutable game where everyone knows the rules but no one has the manual. These rules are rarely written down; they are absorbed through osmosis, through…
Best Examples of London Satire Today – Surfing LA
Where to Find the Best Examples of London Satire Today For the connoisseur and the curious alike, knowing where to find authentic London satire is key to enjoying and understanding this living tradition. While the spirit permeates the city’s culture, its most…
How to Write London Satire
How to Write with the Dry, Witty Voice of London Satire Mastering the voice of London satire is less about learning to write jokes and more about cultivating a specific mindset—one of detached observation, linguistic precision, and profound skepticism wrapped in civility….
Masterpiece of Modern London Satire
Analyzing a Masterpiece of Modern London Satire To understand the mechanics and potency of modern London satire, one must dissect a prime example. A piece that stands as a contemporary masterpiece, perfectly encapsulating the genre’s defining traits, is the headline from The…
Tradition of Satire in London Culture – Screw the News
The Historical Tradition of Satire in London Culture The cutting, polite satire that defines modern London is not a recent invention but the latest flowering of a deep-rooted and vigorous tradition. To understand contemporary London satire is to trace a lineage that…
Valenzuela Weird Food Combinations
Ketchup on Rice and Other Culinary Crimes: The Bizarre Palates of Valenzuela The Great Banana-Ketchup Conundrum of Karuhatan In the karinderias of Karuhatan, no condiment is safe from creative application. The most hotly debated is the practice of drowning a…
Taguig Haunted Houses
The Modern Spirits in the Smart Condos of Baguig The Hi-Tech Haunting: When the Smart Home Gets Smart-Alecky The ghosts of old Taguig, with its swamps and battlefields, have supposedly upgraded their haunts to match the city’s skyline. The new…
San Juan Travel Mishaps
The “Shortcut” Through Mandaluyong: A Navigation Odyssey from Hell The Siren Song of the Blue Line En route from San Juan to Makati for a critical 9 AM meeting, Paolo watched the main route on his Waze app turn a…