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I was recently asked, “Did the Iraq War foment the Arab spring? Is this even a legitimate question?” To which I responded: Yes, absolutely a legitimate question. Although I would do the professory thing and say, well, do you mean it was the sole and exclusive catalyst/cause? or it was a factor? Maybe because . . . → Read More: Did the Iraq War Foment the Arab Spring? By Lawrence Spaulding Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska gave voice to our deepest wonder, imagination, confusion, bemusement, longing and love. She died this week, a Nobel Laureate. I love her poems! Today, an homage.. Then for a few days, her own work. Then, who knows. It is time again to market my blog, Palm Tree in Poland. . . . → Read More: Wislawa Szymborska RIP – Palm Tree in Poland Meter Television is searching for Americans with Swedish ancestry for a reality TV-show. After the major success of Great Swedish Adventure-Allt för Sverige (the Swedish title of the show) season 1, we are now casting for season 2. The producers of the Swedish version of American Idol and Minute To Win It are . . . → Read More: NATIONWIDE CASTING SEARCH FOR AMERICANS WITH SWEDISH ROOTS! In the Atlantic: “Americans are entranced by a video of South Korean troops reacting emotionally to a surprise concert by an all-girl pop group, but there’s more than just cultural differences at play.” http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/01/whats-behind-the-video-of-korean-soldiers-freak-out-over-girl-group/251212/ This is why LA will never be New York — a melting pot and a scene out of “ONCE” all in one glide between two stations. – David Handelman [Ed. Note - There are unconfirmed reports going around that this jam session was not a chance meeting on a train and that the . . . → Read More: This is Why LA Will Never Be New York, By David Handelman Apparently the world is not going to end this year after all: German covers of I Got Stripes & Five Feet High And Rising: Thanks to Anne Seymour Mette: Here’s a song by UK Military Wives: Here’s the Trololo Man now (2010). It’s important to see him now, this way we know he didn’t perish in a gulag or purge: And here he is “then,” the timeless moment when this international classic was recorded to TV: This is a sexy ad for a Belgian Organ Donation charity called Reborntobealive.be: Friskis & Svettis is a Swedish health club. Norrköping is the tenth largest city in Sweden. It’s not clear why these flashmobbers chose to dance to Easter Gaga at Christmas: Full story is here. |
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