At least for now, Bucharest feels unique
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Butterfingers!
Apparently, dropping a gas bottle is to blame for a restaurant to explode. Say what? A criminal investigation was opened Saturday into a gas explosion in the center of Chisinau, in which 20 were injured, head of a district office of the Police Inspectorate of Chisinau Pavel Damaschin said. The gas explosion shook a restaurant in the Moldovan capital earlier on Saturday. Four of the … Continue reading Butterfingers!
NYT reviews ‘The Treasure’
Wow, another dark and depressing film about Romania’s past? Gee, what a shocker! “The Treasure” is [Costi’s] fourth feature — take place in the thoroughly disenchanted world of post-Communist Romania, and the attention he pays to that world is measured and meticulous. He favors extended takes, medium- to long-range shots and minimal camera movements. Rather than forcing anything to happen, he is content to wait … Continue reading NYT reviews ‘The Treasure’
Schengen is Always a Day Away
Mama Markel says Romania is still too corrupt to admit into the Schengen zone: We know the topic is on Romania’s agenda, thus I promise that the efforts made will be mirrored by progress on the admission into the Schengen system, which can be gradual,” Merkel asserted in a joint press conference with Romania’s Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos. Continue reading Schengen is Always a Day Away
Cultural Suicide, Part 2
Word Count: 1358 Back in September, I wrote a post called Cultural Suicide, in which I generally welcomed the influx of migrants into Europe. A number of people disagreed with me, which is, of course, just fine. But when a much-publicized attack in Cologne/Koln happened on New Year’s Eve, a couple of commenters howled with glee, thinking that this proved their point that immigrants (particularly … Continue reading Cultural Suicide, Part 2
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