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I have in the past voted for the (former) President Basescu and even raised to his defence (more or less) when he was accused of slapping an impertinent child. Yet his latest display of inconsistency is more than I can bear.

A recent Op-Ed in New York Times seems to have caused a fair amount of consternation in both Romania as well as among my diaspora friends. Ion could equally be Ion Iliescu, recently green-lighted to be re-investigated in the “Mineriada” file, Adrian Nastase, the suicidal former premier and failed presidential candidate who had become the first test case of prosecutorial overreach in the case of an elite aparatchik, or even Patrick Basham, not afraid to confront the warm, fuzzy racism/scepticism/antiziganism-fuelled consensus that Romania is “doing something”.

Katrina (1) ne prezenta recent un obicei practicat indeobste in Thailanda, si anume, gatul de girafa crescut fortat cu inele. Am decis sa aruncam o privire rapida asupra altor obiceiuri similare in jurul lumii. Numitorul comun al acestor practici este ca indeobste baietii sunt crescuti sa se descurce, in timp ce fetele sunt crescute sa fie cat mai dependente, aceasta calitate fiind considerata "sexy".

Long time ago some band came up with a song that was supposed to dissipate fears and bring back the magic of the enchanted evening: don’t fear the reaper. It seems that my friends are now afraid that PSD will bring the amnesty law.