Stories from Chris Cork
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Touched by horror
The conflict against IS may not be existential, but it does have the sense of being the defining conflict of our age
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Say cheese, please
Just to avoid any misunderstanding — the cheese I am talking about is Danish blue, gouda, brie and cheddar
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The price of fame
Whatever one may think of the unfortunate couple, they don't deserve what is happening to them
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Blood on the walls
There is no attempt to address the cancers that are deep within and eating away
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Bye-bye breakfast
There was a time, and it seems very long ago, when it was worth getting up early just to watch Pakistan breakfast TV
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The demon drink
What immediately struck me about drinking and Pakistan was that people drank to get drunk. And very drunk at that
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Thinking pink
Men have been known to conceal the presence of women in the house when breast-cancer awareness activists came calling
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A cultural interlude
The Sachal Orchestra and the Sachal Jazz Ensemble now carry the banner for a unique form of Pakistani music
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Images and icons
The paradox of exposure of Aylan Kurdi’s image in such a tasteless manner is that it demonstrates that all is not lost
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Mostly unplugged
The Missus decided that it was time for me to get dragged into the 21st century. She gifted me a smartphone