ICUMI After the Bell 🔔 : Nǐ hǎo and some green tea please

After the Bell: Nǐ hǎo and some green tea pleaseThe rise of Chinese car manufacturers is reshaping the global auto

Tim Cohen Jan 8, 2025 1 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥: Uncertain times and the curse of Schrödinger’s cat

You have to feel a bit sorry for Schrödinger's cat. From Schrödinger's perspective, the situation is

Tim Cohen Jan 5, 2025 7 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥: New Year’s resolutions: The fine art of overpromising yourself

What exactly is wrong with New Year's resolutions? They are famously unsuccessful, but they remain enormously popular; we

Tim Cohen Jan 2, 2025 6 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥: People I will miss in 2025

The brink of the new year is a time to look forward but if you'll permit me, just

Tim Cohen Dec 30, 2024 7 min read

The Big Five forecast: predictions that will define South Africa in 2025

One of my favourite prediction jokes is about the person who asked an astrologer what 2025 would bring and the

Tim Cohen Dec 26, 2024 8 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥: Deck the halls with irony

Christmas is when we are enjoined to think of the things that money can’t buy, even though it'

Tim Cohen Dec 22, 2024 6 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥: Laugh at them 'til they surrender - the power of humour in conflict

It's been a tumultuous year and a lot needs fixing. Here is an odd question, can humour help?

Tim Cohen Dec 19, 2024 7 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥: Great Lists of Fire

You know what would be really useful? A list of some of the best lists of 2024. Well, you have

Tim Cohen Dec 15, 2024 9 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥: What does the graveyard year for incumbents mean for the future?

The year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-four was designated at its start to be the year of democratic

Tim Cohen Dec 11, 2024 9 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥: Bitcoin over $100 000 tells us what exactly?

One of my favourite notions is that the spectrum of political affiliation is not, in the ultimate analysis, left to

Tim Cohen Dec 8, 2024 10 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥: Javier and Donald - besties or not?

Javier Milei and Donald Trump are repellant, but what does their success tell us? According to the New Yorker, Javier

Tim Cohen Dec 4, 2024 9 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥: Great words of fire

What if you don’t care what the “word of the year” is? What is the world’s word of

Tim Cohen Dec 1, 2024 8 min read