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Overreactions to Simona Halep in Charlie Hebdo  

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@Simona_Halep’s win is an amazing victory and an event we’ll be remembering and talking about at least until her next Grand Slam.  Sadly, it was only hours before all those hungry to for publicity started to throw shade, claim ownership and speculate it for their own nefarious ends.

Liiceanu-Dragnea - Moralia 403  

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When discussing corruption, my view is that Romanian corruption is not much higher than elsewhere, when comparing apples to apples. It irks me to hear people who try to motivate their compatriots with calls to make “corruption” like and idyllic West, because in so doing, they prove they do not know much about the West (or they have misunderstood what they’ve learned), and are also selling short their own country.

In Uterus Envy, Ilie Nasty Nastase  

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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.

Varujan Pambuccian is a bit too zambaccian  

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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.

Romanian MEP elections in Toronto  

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You may have heard that in Europe, on May 25, people vote for euroskeptics to represent them in Brussels and simultaneously destroy whatever's left of the European dream. You can help destroy Europe here in Toronto as well.

Youth, Stupidity and Marin Preda  

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For the longest time I've been meaning to write an article about how youth is not a virtue in itself, but a time when you're actually pretty dumb, and though in your older age you might look back with regret, that does not (or should not) make youngsters gods.

faustiana: si-filistinul si purcarete  

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Citeam articolul cuiva despre Faust-ul lui Purcarete in care acesta (primul) se lauda ca-i ingust. Acu’ nush, asa le-o fi placand fetelor haifaiv.

Geo Bogza I - poemul injuratura  

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Scriam nu demult despre scarta-scarta pe sticla ce se plang azi de cenzura. Nu-i o idee rea sa-i (re)descoperim pe cei ce-au fost cenzurati in trecut.

Gugu-ro-manii VIII – 13 de Adevarul  

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Un sir de porcarii romanesti ma trezeste iar din som(o)nul meu diasporean. E vorba de Adevarul si piciul care-l moguleste, dar si de ZBIM si ceata sa.

ceausecu dezgropat, pentru sangele varsat  

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Documentele proaspat re-dezgropate si re-publicate cu privire la trecutul lui ceausescu nu mi se par teribil de importante. Dar merita (oarecum) mentionate, cu atat mai mult cu cat azi se implinesc 92 de ani de la nasterea lui in Scornicesti.

PdM VIII - Paunescu care escu  

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Vreau sa reatac subiectul Paunescu. Atunci cand am scris despre el prima oara habar n-aveam ca urma sa moara in cateva saptamani. Si cum a murit, aproape toata lumea a sarit sa-l injure. Ceea ce a facut articolul meu critic oarecum anost. Precum omul intelept care vara schiaza si noaptea alearga (sau cum era?), criticul care se respecta e bland cand altii taie-n oase.

Edutarianism si B F Skinner  

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Cine este proponentul "comportamentalismului radical" si de ce ne-ar pasa de el? Eu cred ca munca "celui mai influent psiholog al secolului 20", desi controversata, este antidotul perfect pentru determinismul genetic ce pare sa controleze "gandirea" romaneasca.

Ziua Canadei si protestul G20  

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E ziua Canadei (1 Iulie) si-am decis sa scriu iar pe teme pompoase. Nu stiu cine isi mai poate imagina ca-canada nu-i stat politienesc, dar sunt convins ca sunt multi. De cate ori "autoritatile" au avut ocazia, au ales calea cenzurii.

arta si durere (ctp) III  

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Continui povestea durerii creatiei dupa un scurt , descrisa sf de ctp si inceputa in articolul precedent. Acolo-l gasesti pe Good Will Hunting, aici gasesti Galla.

La femme Nikita si Avatar  

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Ca tot am descoperit eseurile mele vechi de franceza, am decis sa (re)public si o critica de film facuta in acei domoli ani '90. E tot in franceza si ca si celelalte, textul e plin de greseli pe care nu mai stau sa le corectez.

Toma Caragiu, Zeul cu par cret  

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As fi vrut sa public acest articol pe 21 August, de ziua Lui, cu atat mai mult cu cat e cu foarte putin inainte de ziua mea. Dar am prins la Radio Romania Cultural sfarsitul unei emisiuni despre el si nu mai am rabdare pan-atunci.

Halucinantul interviu al unei diaspo-canadiene I  

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Un prieten mi-a trimis un email cu subiectul "halucinant". In e(mai)l, interviul hotnews cu o emigranta romanca din Canada.

plm I: Politia, Puterea, Politica, Prim-ministrul  

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Am vazut recent, la TIFF '09, doua filme cu politisti - Police, Adj. al lui Porumboiu si unul rusesc. Si gandul mi-a fugit la doua articole recent citite, unul in Catavencu, celalalt in Alphablog. (WARNING: Cele 4-5 clipuri / liste video pot incetini computerul daca n-ai suficienta memorie / processing power!)

Zamolxis guide to Herta Müller I  

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I am EXTATIC!!!! N-am auzit de ea inainte sa fi castigat premiul Nobel, cum n-auzisem nici de francezul care a castigat in 2008, dar cu cat citesc mai mult, cu atat ma excit mai tare! E musai s-mpartasesc ce aflu cu cei 2-3 oameni care ma citesc, poate iau si eu un Hertzer sau un BlogIdol. Voi incepe sa scriu acest ghid prin a face mai mult spatiu sub birou.

Dino Buzzati is fucking Matt Damon  

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Am inceput acum cateva zile un exercitiu de exquisite corpse pe baza textului partial al unui autor a carui identitate am ascuns-o. A sosit momentul sa dezvalui aceasta identitate, impreuna cu restul textului.