Bambus in Tkalčićeva
Posted on January 29, 2007 - Filed Under Zagreb, croatia, food and drink | 1 Comment
Purists will opine that blending wine with other potable liquids is an insult to the vintage and vintner. I’ve had many conversations with many liters of wine. Some of them turned nasty. But even when I hurled curses at the body of liquid in the glass, it had little to say in return. Wine is [...]
Read More..>>Ciganska Svirka
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under europe, hrvatski, music | Leave a Comment
Bože moj, katastrof je ovo.
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Read More..>>Drugi Grad?
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Work, america, hrvatski | Leave a Comment
Možda ste čuvao da sam izgubio moje posao. Naravno nije rado mi. Poslje nekoliko mjeseca u Americi - za koje vrijeme sam strašno jako radio u kuhinju - moj šef-meneđer kaže da restoran nema novce dosta. On je pričao da je loša situacija pa da on brige za restoran. Želio sam ga razorit. Opet sam [...]
Read More..>>Need a Healthy Dose of Culture Shock?
Posted on January 25, 2007 - Filed Under In The News | Leave a Comment
If visiting with the inbred hillfolk of backwoods Appalachia is out of your reach, propel thineself to Malaysia, where “impressive piles of scatalogical evidence” are strong scientific proof that Bigfoot walks the earth. This is all the proof I need:
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Anyway…
You name it, Malaysians just might believe in it. Bigfoot, midget vampires, necromancing and human [...]
Can You Really Milk A Baby?
Posted on January 20, 2007 - Filed Under In The News, food and drink | Leave a Comment
In a magnanimous gesture of international goodwill, the Beijing Health Bureau is taking drastic measures to be certain that guests at the 2008 Olympic Games won’t worry about contracting exotic foodborne illnesses and suffering explosive deaths from dining in the Chinese capital. They are imposing - wait for it - a health and sanitation code. [...]
Read More..>>Addressing the Golem
Posted on January 19, 2007 - Filed Under Current Affairs, In The News, Places, Zagreb, croatia, europe | Leave a Comment
Julia Gorin’s recently published opinion piece in the Baltimore Sun (“When will world confront the undead of Croatia?” on January 16, 2007) was remarkably insulting not only to Croats, but also to thinking individuals around the world. Better known for her lame humor and partisan opinions, Gorin should seriously consider avoiding world affairs in her [...]
Read More..>>Kombinacija
Posted on January 16, 2007 - Filed Under hrvatski | Leave a Comment
Imam previše stranice za rukovanju pa odlučio sam spajati zajedno bloge. Isto nadam se da ovako ću spajati elementi sebe. Pokušavat ću pisat članke na engleski i hrvatski, ali prorecim da neću uvijek. Ma daj, jesam samo jedan čovjek…
Read More..>>Kool & The Gang Live on Jelačićev Trg
Posted on January 9, 2007 - Filed Under Places, Television, Zagreb, croatia, music | Leave a Comment
HRT2 apparently broadcast last week’s performance by Kool & The Gang in Zagreb. By the looks of things, it was a pretty good time. Here’s video of “Jungle Boogie,” posted to YouTube.
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Read More..>>Graffiti in Voltino
Posted on January 6, 2007 - Filed Under Places, Zagreb, art, croatia | Leave a Comment
Ah, Voltino… If there were more jobs in Zagreb, it would be a working class neighborhood ten minutes from the city center. This graffiti is painted onto an apartment building wall that faces Ulica Drvinje. Fine art buff that I am, I prefer graffiti that tells a story or conveys a message rather than the [...]
Read More..>>Bald One’s Reign Over?
Posted on January 2, 2007 - Filed Under Places, life, people | Leave a Comment
Street justice can be a beautiful, beautiful thing, which is why stories like this one from the Spanish village of Villaconejos make my day. Is there anything quite so cinematic and inspiring as a mob of fed-up townies burning down the house of the local bully? I’m inclined to think not. Take that, El Calvo.
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