by Jordan Wallens
As you may be aware, the past year has seen much hand-wringing, tongue-wagging, and tsk-tsking around the Spartan, draconian (and enviously effective) child-rearing techniques of the Chinese “Tiger Mom.” Courtesy (or alleged lack thereof) über-parent, Amy Chua’s controversial Battle Hymn she of. …
by Gabriel Saez
Tony Soprano: It’s good to be in something from the ground floor. I came too late for that, I know. But lately I’m getting the feeling that I came in at the end. The best is over.
Dr. Melfi: Many Americans, I think, feel that way. …
By Werner Kopacka
“What a great day it has been!” he said with a broad smile, when he stepped into the car that would take him back to the airport of Graz.
The date was June 21st, 2011 and Arnold Schwarzenegger had come back to Thal, the place where he was born, and where he had spent the first 18 years of his life…
by Bruno Kaufmann
When I boarded the plane in Stockholm to fly to Oslo recently, no one asked me to show my ID. This stunned me–all the more so when I noticed the Swedish Crown Princess Vitoria and her husband Daniel boarding the same plane…
by Bruno Kaufmann
Back in the 1980s, cruising the European continent onboard a night express was something of a nightmare with bad food and uncomfortable accommodations. Unfriendly border guards disturbed travelers on a regular basis. Too many times my journey ended suddenly at a nation-state checkpoint, when my luggage drew some extra attention or my passport was deemed to be “somewhat” invalid…
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