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Citind articolul cu Clastarfac, cititorul meu imaginar ma intreba recent ce-i cu codana, ce-am facut cu ea. Si m-am gandit sa dau si-un exemplu de Clastarfac din filmu' Top Secret.

As previously announced, I am presenting here the questions to ask euro candidates. I don’t know when I’ll have a chance to pose the questions, which is why I am posting them here, in the hope that someone else might help asking them and returning the answers.

After briefly going through the just-published PISA 2015 results, here we expand on our knowledge of the top-performing Asian countries, which share some important characteristics.

Cred ca cei inregimentati in blogo.ro-oaie nu vad padurea de copaci si s-au obisnuit cu mirosul. In sensul ca nu reusesc sa-nteleaga ca intreaga blogo.ro-oaia, in ansamblul si totalitatea sa este nesemnificativa in raport cu anglosfera, in care caz acuzatiile reciproce de irelevanta devin – cum sa spun? – irelevante. Dar poate totul e bine si frumos, si numai eu nu pot sa ma desprind de ea..

This having been started as a Romanian blog, I first wrote what to do in Amsterdam when you’re alive in Romanian, with a friend, as an exquisite corpse. Recently, I met yet another Dutch girl who gave me more than one smile, so in return, I figured I'd give the world the translated version.

Un alt articol dezlanat, pe care chiar daca reusesti sa-l citesti pan-la capat nu vei intelege WTF I’m talkin’ about.

Imboldit de Calin Hera, m-am gandit sa fac si eu un top al celor mai tari 10 filme romanesti. Si cum eu ma uit in principal la filme strainesti, pentru mine "tari" in context inseamna "reprezentative", mai precis filme care-mi amintesc de Romania.

This is an (Austro?-)German movie shortlisted for the Foreign Oscar and filmed in Bucharest. It’s great and rated 7.6 on IMDB, with a Metascore of 93. It is also remarkably warm and positive toward Romania.

It happened a week ago, but I needed some time to sort out my feelings. It’s complicated, because Alexandra Dulgheru is Romanian (i.e., from my native country) and Eugenie Bouchard is Canadian (i.e., from my adoptive country). Alex is nicer and a winner, Genie is a blonde, confirming the stereotypes that come with that categorization.

Nu stiu daca stii, dar Gallup a scos un top al fericirii ieri. Canada se afla pe locul 2, dupa Danemarca, la egalitate cu Suedia. Ghici unde-i Romania?

The results of the latest PISA testing have come out. Will I manage to write about the educational styles in Canada (which is 4th, tied with Finland, after Singapore, Japan and Estonia) and Romania (48th out of 70)?

In vremuri demult apuse, exista o colectie de carti colorate (numa' coperta era colorata si decorata) cu acelasi titlu. Si erau poezii din tot felu' de autori, intr-o carticica mai mica decat podul palmei, ceea ce o facea super pentru luat in autobuz, tramvai sau metrou la orele de varf. Iti lasai sufletu' sa zboare catre stele, sau iesea el singur, tu numai ii dadeai directie, ca oricum nu mai avea loc in corp de cata presiune era pe tine. Mai maraia cate unu' din cand in cand, "iete la el, e intelectual, noi murim aici si lui nici ca-i pasa! tara arde si..."
Eu: "bai capone, eu-s nebun si cartea asta ma drogheaza. daca n-o citesc, iti rup mainile si te bat cu ele. ce preferi?". E bine sa sfarsesti printr-o intrebare in situatii limita, fiindca uneori asta face oamenii sa gandeasca. Si cand gandesti, fie si in termeni simpli, disipezi prostia si / sau violenta.

I'll be writing this article in both English and Romanian. Partea engleza va avea de-a face cu diferentele dintre romani si tigani, cea in romana cu inutilitatea acestei "lupte". Both domains affected do not presently resolve.

Iaca-ta c-a ajuns azi mosu' la 300 de abonati - cam a doua oara pare-se. Ce prilej mai bun decat asta de a da cadouri comentatorilor din top?

I have two votes coming up - one for Toronto, Canada (Oct 27), two for Romania (Nov 2, 16). And as usual, I will make a serious effort to vote - I won't wait in line 10 hours, for instance, but I will give it a couple of hours of my time. I thought I go through the possible candidates for election and why I (mostly) won't vote for them.

A more recent politico-artistico-philosophical scandal, far more interesting to me but, apparently, less interesting to the Romanian public, is the open conflict between Andrei Plesu, my favourite philosesseist, and the PSD cultural wing.

It has recently come to my attention that today is St Andrew's day and also Scotland National Day. Tomorrow is Romania's. Or, since it’s unlikely I’ll finish this article and publish it today, subtract one day from all the temporal adverbs above. We will also learn here who put the ‘X’ in XXX.

Azi la tenis o prietena imi spune ca degeaba-i Finlanda tara unde se traieste cel mai bine, ca ea a mers cu Finnair si n-a avut loc sa-si puna picioarele (ea nefiind tocmai inalta). Eu i-am spus ca probabil spatiul de picioare nu se ia in calcul in astfel de topuri, si oricum - gandindu-ma la topurile ONU - nu-i Finlanda prima. Dar de fapt e.

Scriam recent despre Hasbro, cei care detin marca Monopoly, cum au tinut voturi pentru orasele care sa fie incluse in varianta internationala. Am primit de la o prietena o stire despre un vot de dat lui Brancusi. Eu zic ca Brancusi este un ambasador mult mai bun pentru cultura si spiritul romaneasc decat "No Reservations". Chit ca a trait cam mult in afara tarii :)