A short but quite informative English text on what “buhai” means in Romanian (its most popular sense- that of a friction drum- that is; a second usage is also mentioned in the text, ie.
→ Read more Building a better blog for 2007
One of the resolutions for 2007 should be, as I am sure most webloggers would agree, building a better blog (or starting one first, if you did not do this before!).
→ Read more Best cold weather cocktails & how to cure hangovers…
Sometimes I find things that I knew for ages, but much better structured and presented. For instance (and in perfect resonance with the weather and my mood(s) these days), I’ve recently run into an excellent resource for cold weather cocktails (my top 3 of their top 10 would be Bloody Mary, Prairie Fire and Irish Coffee).
→ Read more Quote for the week 31st of Dec ’06- 6th of Jan ’07
Nimic nu-l face mai steril pe un scriitor decat obsesia perfectiunii. Ca sa produci, trebuie sa-ti urmezi firea, sa te abandonezi, sa-ti asculti vocile…, sa elimini cenzura ironiei sau a bunului gust…Emil Cioran
See also the quote for the previous week. → Read more
BBC on Romanian and Bulgarian (media) culture
My friend Frédèric, EU member for a longtime now :-)- but with cosmopolitan views and interests- is pointing out to me a very recent BBC article on the media culture of the two new EU members (officially, in a few hours now).
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