Originally posted on The Romania Show:
I am quite proud to announce that soon I hope to launch The Romania Show live every weekday as a streaming internet TV show. You can follow along on UStream (no account needed) or stay tuned to the website here for links to the recorded version of the shows. I realize we’re just getting started here but I’m quite… Continue reading

Brinkmanship

I don’t know if Skeletor is finally reigning in his fellow band of pirates or whether there’s some kind of internal feud going on but the last 24 hours have been a wild ride. Just yesterday, his boy retired Colonel Constantin Adrian Balaban Grajdan pulled the plug on a major component of the ongoing corruption trial against former Prime Minister Adrian “I’m Smarter Than You” … Continue reading Brinkmanship

Sinking Like a Stone

Just yesterday I wrote about yet more shenanigan’s from Ponta’s cabinet, which prompted a predictably uncivil response. Today however I also saw happened to notice that now Ponta thinks TV stations shouldn’t report the fact that the Romanian currency is in the toilet. Obviously he’s worried that people are going to connect his government’s actions (or inactions) with the weakening currency. All in all, I … Continue reading Sinking Like a Stone

A horse walks into a bar and the bartender says…

The other day someone here on the blog asked why all I’m doing lately is posting yukyuk pictures (9GAG style) and nothing more substantial. The simple and short answer is I’m depressed. It started with Cristian Gog who won this year’s “Romania’s Got Talent” contest using what he calls “mentalism” and what I call “high school talent show magic tricks”. Although I’ve never met the … Continue reading A horse walks into a bar and the bartender says…