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25 octobre 2009

The glass walls of a gallery

The glass walls of a gallery
This from The Diplomat: Something in the air Storm the palace! Raid the prison! Burn down the disco! Revolution is stirring at the Unicredit Pavilion At the time of writing Romania’s streets are not yet packed with striking judges, teachers and doctors...
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11 octobre 2009

Teodor Maries - Day 70 of hunger strike for truth

Teodor Maries - Day 70 of hunger strike for truth
Dear Everyone, Teodor Maries has kept my thoughts occupied these last few days. I have tried to find as much information about the chairman of 21st December Association, but there is very little in English.The fact that this man, now on his 70th day of...
22 juillet 2008

Lena Constante

Lena Constante
Lena Constante, Roumanian artist, essayist and memoirist, known for her work in stage design and tapestry, was born in Bucharest, daughter of an Aromanian journalist (immigrated from Macedonia) and his Roumanian wife, in 1909. Her family's peregrinations...
29 juin 2008

Sighet Memorial Penitentiary and Pitesti...

Sighet Memorial Penitentiary and Pitesti...
I've realised with a certain amount of shame that I have never written a post about the Sighet Memorial Penitentiary in Sighetu Marmatiei, N. Maramures. Having visited it no less than three times and having been profoundly moved by what I saw, my only...
8 septembre 2009

From New York Times: Lipscani

From New York Times: Lipscani
How nice to see Bucharest portrayed positively in a foreign newspaper for once! Bravo, NYT....and, by the way, it's true! Lipscani looks great! The roads are slowly but surely being resurfaced and the bars, cafés and restaurants are highly recommended....by...
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4 septembre 2009

Sister-matically Boozy Susie

Sister-matically Boozy Susie
Alleged 'Drunk' Nun Appears In Court By ANDREW RAMOS wpix.com 1:45 PM EDT, September 4, 2009 HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (WPIX) - A Long Island nun who is accused of polishing off a half bottle of gin and then going for a wild joyride where she nearly killed a group...
15 août 2009

Mosha finds her feet

Mosha finds her feet
Wonderful story! Thank you, Daily Telegraph! Mosha the elephant gets prosthetic leg Mosha the elephant has been fitted with an prosthetic leg in Lampang, Thailand, after losing a limb when she stepped on a landmine. Mosha the elephant walks on her new...
11 août 2009

What happened to the unicorn?

What happened to the unicorn?
From Germaine Greer (what a fabulous journalist she is) writing for the Guardian: Unicorns have fascinated artists for centuries. But we've lost sight of their true meaning Germaine Greer guardian.co.uk , Sunday 2 August 2009 22.30 BST Enigmatic … A detail...
9 juin 2008

Tiav Gallery

Tiav Gallery
From Nine O'Clock: Tiav Gallery to open a new exhibition room published in issue 4198, p. 12, 09/06/08 The Foundation SOCIETA Club UNESCO will open a new exhibition room at the Tiav Gallery in the old part of Bucharest (end of str. Cauzasilor, sector...
31 août 2009

Debate of 70th Anniversary

Debate of 70th Anniversary
This from the Guardian, whilst I wait for a certain student to show up for class (Mjo, hurry up!)... The war? Nothing to do with Stalin, says Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev Luke Harding in Moscow guardian.co.uk , Sunday 30 August 2009 20.30 BST Joseph...
16 juin 2009

Violence and Prose...

Violence and Prose...
I've just read an e-mail from a friend full of info and links, reminding me that this is the anniversary, nineteen years ago almost to the day, when an estimated 10,000 miners invaded Bucharest and rampaged their way through it, killing, maiming, beating...
6 juin 2009

Ion Pacepa

Ion Pacepa
From the Wall Street Journal, dated 2nd June: By ION MIHAI PACEPA They say history repeats itself. If you are like me andhave lived two lives, you have a good chance of seeing there-enactment with your own eyes. The current takeover ofGeneral Motors by...
5 juin 2009

The Dark Continent: Spiegel article

The Dark Continent: Spiegel article
Back in Paris again and this is from Spiegel On-Line...excellent (albeit uncomfortable) article, (bravo! bravo!) which brings to mind John Sacks and his 'Eye For An Eye' for its courage although the subject is not at all the same - the only parallel (apart...
23 mai 2009

Bucharest in New York

Bucharest in New York
Romanian Cafe Society Takes Manhattan By Jennifer Schuessler The New York Times Last year, the first foreign-language edition of the Book Review launched in Romania. Now, in another unexpected bit of cultural turnabout, Midtown Manhattan has gotten what...
15 mars 2009

Matilda...

Matilda...
It is with great sadness that I heard last night of the passing of Matilda Caragiu Maroteanu, the sister of the actor Toma Caragiu two years her senior on 11th March, aged 82. I met Matilda in November with Brigitte last year for tsuica at her home near...
9 septembre 2008

The 'Carte de Munca'

The 'Carte de Munca'
Dear Everyone, For those of you outside Roumania, you'll be wondering what a 'carte de munca' is. Well, it's a little booklet issued by the Department of Employment (I suppose) where everything pertaining to your professional life is noted: employer,...
5 septembre 2008

Cornel Todea - The Story of a Snitch... latest article from Observator Cultural, 4th September

Cornel Todea - The Story of a Snitch... latest article from Observator Cultural, 4th September
Dear Everyone Below another article on Cornel Todea, the Securitate informer, this time in Observator Cultural dated 4th September. Again, though less flagrant this time, we are invited to feel sorry for him. After all, he was one of many. Was what he...
8 juin 2008

Sunday Morning Walk With Eugenia

Sunday Morning Walk With Eugenia
Dear Everybody, Happy Sunday! I've just come back from a lovely walk around the Kiselef area with Eugenia. Nicole sent me an album with some gorgeous houses, some of which were in this neighbourhood, and I was keen to go and see them. Eugenia was just...
7 juin 2008

Welcome Home, King Mihai.

Welcome Home, King Mihai.
From the Herald Tribune BUCHAREST, Romania: The Romanian government said Thursday it would return a castle and other confiscated property to former King Michael. Peles castle was built in the mountain resort of Sinaia in the late 19th century by Romania's...
20 août 2008

At last, another newspaper reports on Todea...

At last, another newspaper reports on Todea...
Imi cer iertare fata de cei pe care i-am turnat Ziua, 20/08/2008 -- E regizor, director al Teatrului "Ion Creanga" din Bucuresti si fost vicepresedinte al Uniunii Teatrale din Romania. Are "origini burgheze" si timp de 60 de ani si-a ascuns legatura cu...
31 mai 2008

Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu

Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu
THE RELEVANCE OF THE COMMUNIST PAST 28/05/2008 Radio Roumania International "Launched at the Romanian Cultural Institute in Bucharest, the project is an effort to reconstruct the history of the Romanian gulag. Arrested by the communist political police...
27 mai 2008

Monica Lovinescu on Adriana Georgescu

Monica Lovinescu on Adriana Georgescu
My God, how Monica Lovinescu is missed. Here she is introducing the book 'In The Beginning Was The End' by her friend, Adriana Georgescu, one of the first victims of the pro-soviet government which came to power on 6th March, 1945. A talented journalist,...
5 août 2008

Cristina Lapis - The Bear Minimum

Cristina Lapis - The Bear Minimum
Cristina Lapis is an incredible woman - the Brigitte Bardot of Roumania. Owner of the shelter 'Milioane de Prieteni' (Millions of Friends) Association where there are currently 800 dogs marvellously and lovingly cared for, she is also founder of LiBearTy...
5 août 2008

Bears again

Bears again
In light of the rising frequency of human - grizzly bear conflicts, the Brasov Mountain Department at Tampa is advising hikers to take extra precautions and keep alert for bears while out in the open. "We advise that hikers wear noisy little bells on...
4 août 2008

Transfagarasan

Transfagarasan
Dear Everyone, I'm still reeling from the marvellous weekend up in the clouds with Lidia and Marian. The Transfagarasan is the highest and most dramatic road in all of Roumania and up there, nothing else but the view and the clean air seems of any importance....
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