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There was a time when women were dreaming of a “knight in shining armour” but a steady decline in the prestige of shiny things coupled with a long set of economic crises have put an end to those romantic times. Today women seem to want a man who’ll pay and they rely on the State for protection and Facebook and/or Twitter for DIY reputation management (aka PR). A recent article on dating and paying for it (ctch-tspr) reopened a long-forgotten subject, a subject I haven't attacked in a while (since between 12 and 12-B, to be exact), despite a desire and even a plan to do so.

Ministrul Justitiei are un raspuns balansat si inteligent.

Cica in Botosani ar fi fost eutanasiati peste 200 de caini din ordinul primarului. Sa ne uitam la filmul cu marsul ce i-a urmat!

The most important debating tournament in Romania took place at the “Mihai Viteazu” high-school and the reporter summarized a debate with a BIRT on whether the Romanian government should provide reparations to the Roma community for the Holocaust. This is worth a discussion.

I swore an oath of non-technicality for this blog, but I hereby have to (almost) break it, for the very identity of this blog is being threatened.

In prima parte ne-am uitat la faimosul “test” de dominanta emisferica cu dansatoarea. Continuam sa ne delectam cu alte iluzii optice, si-ncepem sa cugetam la liberul arbitru si viermi de creier.

Though it may be unfair to extend the failure of the Romanian National Press Agency (Agerpres) and the Romanian External Affairs Ministry to an entire nation, let us not forget that part of their job is to represent the country. The recent faux-pas, confusing the French contours with the German one in a one-print commemorative brochure is, unfortunately, indicative of the dilettantism that has taken over the Romanian government.

A while back, I was having an argument (well, it’s more like I was trying to have a conversation with my designated troll, banned since) about the downside of population decline (PD). He demanded to know why is it bad (which is what I was trying to say) and I thought I provided some studies, but while searching, I was unsatisfied with the quality of the studies I had found. (The title term refers mostly to economy (i.e., population drops below the level required to carry the economy or more specifically old age pensions) whereas PD refers to demographics.) Since then, I’ve found a bit more so here it is.

Continui povestea cu Stronach si Pacepa. Dupa scurta introducere in contextul nord-american de propasire a industriei auto(htone), ajung in sfarsit la subiectul din titlu.

Un interviu de-al lui Patapievici cu Porumboiu mi-a trezit acest articol din amintirea ancestrala. Ma aplec si eu cu aplomb si lipsa de respect asupra "revolutiei" sau ce-o fi fost. Chiar, ce-o fi fost?

Some recent Romanian news led me to consider the possibility that many Romanian men suffer from an undiagnosed affliction: Uterus envy. Let us together discover what that means, and how this was already named “womb envy” by a psychoanalyst named HORNEY.

Dupa ce in prima parte am discutat cazurile cele mai cunoscute de pedofilie belgiana impreuna cu incercarile incununate cu succes de a masca evidenta si de a-i scapa cu basma curata pe vinovati, discutam contextul cultural mai larg si impresii nitel mai subiective. Si-azi e Marti, deci e iarasi Belgia!

Intamplarea cu galeria de arta si suprarealismul este un prilej de a privi in trecut, la inceputurile acestui curent si chiar si la inceputurile mele...

I have made the mistake to look at what Adrian Nastase had to say in his defense. It's quite persuasive. This document makes use of certain HTML5 tags that are presently supported only by Chrome / Chromium and make reading easier.

Finland, the country who is light years ahead of Romania in education, is moving away from structured learning and a Romanian Senator opines that it's BS, which, in our view, makes him a 'zambaccian' or a person who is incapable to understand his mistakes, nevermind assume them, a person whose mindset prevents them from accepting new, revolutionary ideas.

Sa va zic ce s-a-ntamplat. Dupa succesul “atacul CloneSociety” precedent, Brother KTlon m-a invitat iar sa particip intr-un simpozion (de vederi din lumea-ntreaga). Eu am trimis 4 poze, dar e posibil ca in febra pregatirilor, pe unele bloguri sa fi aparut explicatia pentru o cladire si poza pentru alta. Cladirile sunt adiacente, dar nu identice (vezi la sfarsit).. In orice caz, restul vederilor sunt superbe si, probabil, cu explicatii la obekt

The video of Dr Simona Tibu's arrest and assault has recently been released (cbc-video), after a protracted legal battle. What is debatable is to what extent is this a case of police brutality / use of unnecessary and excessive force, or white female entitlement.

o noua sesiune Tlon zice si cere: de la inceputul anului s-au aratat Semne: pe 16 martie ard mormintele sacre kasubi, in aprilie cade avionul cu poloneji, din iulie belgienii preiau conducerea UE, pe 2 decembrie NASA prinde gandacul facut din arsenic, p-orma Assange distruge increderea in Democratie. e clar ca lumea asa cum o stim se va sfarsi in 2011. voi ce vreti sa primiti de la Mos Craciun inainte de Apocalipsa?

Dupa ce in prima parte ne-am uitat la omniprezenta Ana Birchall si la "argumentele" avand de a face cu varsta din blogwars, continui aici cu cateva exemple de cum sunt tratate aceste subiecte in anglosfera.

Ever since I have decided to focus on English language blogs, I find every now and then news about Romania that beg to be commented. I never have enough time to do so, but today, as I read about the chewing gum thieves, I shall make an exception.