Raphael Fischer
@raffers.bsky.social
Dangerously enthusiastic about mulling
Really fabulous Festival of Economics/British Academy lecture from John Muellbauer! Featuring social housing, land taxes and an abiding sense of Millennial Terror
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Really fabulous Festival of Economics/British Academy lecture from John Muellbauer! Featuring social housing, land taxes and an abiding sense of Millennial Terror
They told Arch to piss off lmao
October 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
They told Arch to piss off lmao
The community throws a bunch of whimsy back into it, but I get bouncing off the relentless grindark
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The community throws a bunch of whimsy back into it, but I get bouncing off the relentless grindark
Scoops 19-20
Gelateria Galliera 49
Pistachio and pumpkin
Ate these much too quickly on the way to a rainy walking tour, and the pistachio wasn't as great as some online reviewers hyped it up, but it was definitely still lush. Alas, Sablè are a three minute walk away and unmitigatedly better
Gelateria Galliera 49
Pistachio and pumpkin
Ate these much too quickly on the way to a rainy walking tour, and the pistachio wasn't as great as some online reviewers hyped it up, but it was definitely still lush. Alas, Sablè are a three minute walk away and unmitigatedly better
October 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Scoops 19-20
Gelateria Galliera 49
Pistachio and pumpkin
Ate these much too quickly on the way to a rainy walking tour, and the pistachio wasn't as great as some online reviewers hyped it up, but it was definitely still lush. Alas, Sablè are a three minute walk away and unmitigatedly better
Gelateria Galliera 49
Pistachio and pumpkin
Ate these much too quickly on the way to a rainy walking tour, and the pistachio wasn't as great as some online reviewers hyped it up, but it was definitely still lush. Alas, Sablè are a three minute walk away and unmitigatedly better
Scoops 16-18
Sablè Gelato, Bologna
Amarena, Crema Bolognese and prickly pear
This guy had an obscene number of awards up on his shelf, so I was honestly rooting for this to just be so-so out of spite. It's genuinely incredible and my only regret is not going back to try the nasturtium
Sablè Gelato, Bologna
Amarena, Crema Bolognese and prickly pear
This guy had an obscene number of awards up on his shelf, so I was honestly rooting for this to just be so-so out of spite. It's genuinely incredible and my only regret is not going back to try the nasturtium
October 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Scoops 16-18
Sablè Gelato, Bologna
Amarena, Crema Bolognese and prickly pear
This guy had an obscene number of awards up on his shelf, so I was honestly rooting for this to just be so-so out of spite. It's genuinely incredible and my only regret is not going back to try the nasturtium
Sablè Gelato, Bologna
Amarena, Crema Bolognese and prickly pear
This guy had an obscene number of awards up on his shelf, so I was honestly rooting for this to just be so-so out of spite. It's genuinely incredible and my only regret is not going back to try the nasturtium
Scoops 14-15
Cremeria Santo Stefano, Bologna
Crema Libanese and Speculoos
A valiant attempt at dessert after ordering way too much for dinner, tragically neither flavour stood out enough to worth mentioning. Still really solid, and not far from the student district with €8/litre "Aperol" spritz!
Cremeria Santo Stefano, Bologna
Crema Libanese and Speculoos
A valiant attempt at dessert after ordering way too much for dinner, tragically neither flavour stood out enough to worth mentioning. Still really solid, and not far from the student district with €8/litre "Aperol" spritz!
October 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Scoops 14-15
Cremeria Santo Stefano, Bologna
Crema Libanese and Speculoos
A valiant attempt at dessert after ordering way too much for dinner, tragically neither flavour stood out enough to worth mentioning. Still really solid, and not far from the student district with €8/litre "Aperol" spritz!
Cremeria Santo Stefano, Bologna
Crema Libanese and Speculoos
A valiant attempt at dessert after ordering way too much for dinner, tragically neither flavour stood out enough to worth mentioning. Still really solid, and not far from the student district with €8/litre "Aperol" spritz!
Scoops 11-13
Cremeria Cavour, Bologna
Mascarpone w/ melted chocolate, coffee mascarpone w/ Terina pie and pine nuts cream w/ toasted pine nuts
The first two were really solid, but that pine nut overdose was incredible. Would honestly have gone back for three scoops of just that
Cremeria Cavour, Bologna
Mascarpone w/ melted chocolate, coffee mascarpone w/ Terina pie and pine nuts cream w/ toasted pine nuts
The first two were really solid, but that pine nut overdose was incredible. Would honestly have gone back for three scoops of just that
October 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Scoops 11-13
Cremeria Cavour, Bologna
Mascarpone w/ melted chocolate, coffee mascarpone w/ Terina pie and pine nuts cream w/ toasted pine nuts
The first two were really solid, but that pine nut overdose was incredible. Would honestly have gone back for three scoops of just that
Cremeria Cavour, Bologna
Mascarpone w/ melted chocolate, coffee mascarpone w/ Terina pie and pine nuts cream w/ toasted pine nuts
The first two were really solid, but that pine nut overdose was incredible. Would honestly have gone back for three scoops of just that
Scoops 9-10
Grom, Milan
Sicilian Cassata and "Cream of Grom" (egg custard w/ biscuits)
These guys are all over the place, but the flavours were actually really kinda lacking. They used to have a store in London, it's closed now and probably for good reason
Grom, Milan
Sicilian Cassata and "Cream of Grom" (egg custard w/ biscuits)
These guys are all over the place, but the flavours were actually really kinda lacking. They used to have a store in London, it's closed now and probably for good reason
October 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Scoops 9-10
Grom, Milan
Sicilian Cassata and "Cream of Grom" (egg custard w/ biscuits)
These guys are all over the place, but the flavours were actually really kinda lacking. They used to have a store in London, it's closed now and probably for good reason
Grom, Milan
Sicilian Cassata and "Cream of Grom" (egg custard w/ biscuits)
These guys are all over the place, but the flavours were actually really kinda lacking. They used to have a store in London, it's closed now and probably for good reason
Scoops 6-8
Chocolat, Milan
I actually forgot these flavours, but it doesn't really matter because it turns out they don't even have their god-tier Actual Chocolate stuff out at 10am. Go here if you've got any time whatsoever near Cadorna Station
Chocolat, Milan
I actually forgot these flavours, but it doesn't really matter because it turns out they don't even have their god-tier Actual Chocolate stuff out at 10am. Go here if you've got any time whatsoever near Cadorna Station
October 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Scoops 6-8
Chocolat, Milan
I actually forgot these flavours, but it doesn't really matter because it turns out they don't even have their god-tier Actual Chocolate stuff out at 10am. Go here if you've got any time whatsoever near Cadorna Station
Chocolat, Milan
I actually forgot these flavours, but it doesn't really matter because it turns out they don't even have their god-tier Actual Chocolate stuff out at 10am. Go here if you've got any time whatsoever near Cadorna Station
Scoops 4-5
Gusto 17, Milan
Salted pistachio and "cream w/ grape compote & walnut crumble"
Went back for an 11pm encore, the salted pistachio was definitely the better of the two. Best eaten while watching a massive traffic jam of black vans trying to drop people off at some fashion event
Gusto 17, Milan
Salted pistachio and "cream w/ grape compote & walnut crumble"
Went back for an 11pm encore, the salted pistachio was definitely the better of the two. Best eaten while watching a massive traffic jam of black vans trying to drop people off at some fashion event
October 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Scoops 4-5
Gusto 17, Milan
Salted pistachio and "cream w/ grape compote & walnut crumble"
Went back for an 11pm encore, the salted pistachio was definitely the better of the two. Best eaten while watching a massive traffic jam of black vans trying to drop people off at some fashion event
Gusto 17, Milan
Salted pistachio and "cream w/ grape compote & walnut crumble"
Went back for an 11pm encore, the salted pistachio was definitely the better of the two. Best eaten while watching a massive traffic jam of black vans trying to drop people off at some fashion event
Scoops 1-3
Gusto 17, Milan
Salted caramel, tiramisu stracciatella and crunchy biscuit w/ Modena sour cherries
Absurdly strong start, biscuit w/ cherries probably taking first place. Had to be eaten far too quickly on account of the heat
Gusto 17, Milan
Salted caramel, tiramisu stracciatella and crunchy biscuit w/ Modena sour cherries
Absurdly strong start, biscuit w/ cherries probably taking first place. Had to be eaten far too quickly on account of the heat
October 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Scoops 1-3
Gusto 17, Milan
Salted caramel, tiramisu stracciatella and crunchy biscuit w/ Modena sour cherries
Absurdly strong start, biscuit w/ cherries probably taking first place. Had to be eaten far too quickly on account of the heat
Gusto 17, Milan
Salted caramel, tiramisu stracciatella and crunchy biscuit w/ Modena sour cherries
Absurdly strong start, biscuit w/ cherries probably taking first place. Had to be eaten far too quickly on account of the heat
Otterlake's Law stays winning, tbh
October 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Otterlake's Law stays winning, tbh
I think about this passage from Lionel Blue's "For The Sin" an awful lot these days
September 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I think about this passage from Lionel Blue's "For The Sin" an awful lot these days
Remembering when Vin Diesel went on the interview circuit the first time around and subjected some Metro journalist to the Silmarillion
![Interviewer: You play an immortal witch hunter in your new film. What would you do if you were immortal?
Vin Diesel: I spent three months in the woods thinking that very thing. That was the big allure of playing this character - what would I do? How do you play an immortal character? There is a melancholy that goes with living for 800 years. In Tolkien's early works, Eru Ilúvatar is the god of Arda [the world of Middle Earth], and he creates two races: Men and Elves. Which race do you think he preferred?
Interviewer: Men?
Vin Diesel: Yes! And because he preferred men, what gift do you think he gave them?
Interviewer: Mortality?
Vin Diesel: Brilliant! You are still with me. Even in The Lord Of The Rings, you see a kind of melancholy that is associated with elves. And that's because Tolkien felt there was some kind of sorrow associated with living forever and that men, because they were mortal, had a spur to life that made them more excited and more invested, and gave them greater stakes.
Interviewer: Do you ponder this stuff much?
Vin Diesel: Ha! Before doing this movie, this would never have crossed my mind.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5hwrwqb63usdw6tqw55ixib3/bafkreicuxbhmzmukql2pvamxjpsq267l627vp4a7fv2afjm3lda7jnplre@jpeg)
September 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Remembering when Vin Diesel went on the interview circuit the first time around and subjected some Metro journalist to the Silmarillion
In ancient times,
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history,
Lived a strange race of people; the Druids
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history,
Lived a strange race of people; the Druids
August 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In ancient times,
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history,
Lived a strange race of people; the Druids
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history,
Lived a strange race of people; the Druids
Any chance of a peerage in that?
August 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Any chance of a peerage in that?
It's an edit of this classic, but on my phone so I couldn't do a proper 'shop with the actual font and had to use the touchscreen to position everything
July 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
It's an edit of this classic, but on my phone so I couldn't do a proper 'shop with the actual font and had to use the touchscreen to position everything
It's wild seeing Rutte speak to Trump like he's a toddler, I'd love to see the meetings where they had to draft this
June 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It's wild seeing Rutte speak to Trump like he's a toddler, I'd love to see the meetings where they had to draft this
Say what you want about Meta trying to throw AI at users no matter the context, but at least it's trying to help before we all have to become hunter-scavengers
June 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Say what you want about Meta trying to throw AI at users no matter the context, but at least it's trying to help before we all have to become hunter-scavengers