"The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race." - Don Marquis

As mentioned once previously, one of my favourite films as a kid was "Sarah and the Squirrel" sometimes referred to as "Sarah" or "The Seventh Match."  It seems that the film based on historic events, also seems to have been merged with the Hans Christian Andersen tale: The Little Match Girl.  The plots of both seem eerily similar. 

The term Robot is sometimes erroneously referred to as a sort of etymological isolate derived from the 1920s Czech Play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots).  While the term itself did indeed appear in the play, it should be kept in mind that the term itself had a deep etymological lineage.  The term robot is derived from the Slavic Rabota meaning 'work' or 'job.'  It is also said to be cognate to the Germanic arbeit (work).

One Country Two Faces

Having the misfortune of being forced to listen to Ed Sheeran in Asia for the millionth time, I can't help but think of two things Austrian that come to mind: the Venus of Willendorf and Sigmund Freud...