Remembering the Ceausescus
Today, Dec. 21, 2023 marks the 34th anniversary of Nicolae Ceausescu’s downfall in Romania.
Read MoreRemembering “Schindler’s List” 30 Years Later
I learned something just now, and want to share it. Schindler’s List was released 30 years ago on this day. This demands commentary and remembrance. If ANY movie deserves noting at this time, right now, it’s this one.
My thoughts (off the top of my head):
Read MoreWine Review: Joseph Cattin Cremant d’Alsace Brut Rose
That’s 55-0.
That’s my record on wine purchases from Alsace (France, but really it’s Germany), which isn’t just my favorite region …. it’s maybe the most perfect place on the face of the earth when it comes to cuisine, wine, lifestyle, politics, culture, and everything and anything that is worth living in life. Socialism. Butter. Wine. Butter. Battle of the Bulge. Butter. Cremants. Butter. French women. German precision. —That’s Alsace.
Read MoreNorthern Ireland and The Troubles: It Can’t Happen Here (or, Can It?)
You think racially charged shootings, acts of terror, domestic militias, fanatical rhetoric, hate spewed under the banners of flags and religion, and outright insurrection *can’t* happen in America?
Read MoreEvery Picture Tells a Story: A Romanian Soccer Riot — Bucharest (1990)
“Combine corruption, war, and a national election, and it was easy to foresee that another riot was about to take place in the 1990 Dinamo-Steaua soccer match.”
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