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Child Warriors Around The World -- Manipulation Without End

The RSVP Network wrote 1 month ago: The Taliban has been accused of having child soldiers in its ranks November 16, 2008 By Mirjana Rake … more →

Tags: Human Manipulation, Ancient Warfare, Child Manipulation, child warriors, modern slavery, modern warfare, political incorrectness

The Moulin Rouge is a lot less outrageous upclose....

eurotrash09 wrote 5 months ago: …especially when two dozen OAP’s mill around, commenting mildy on the good quality of fa … more →

Tags: Paris, Drama

An honest introduction to an upcoming artist

alannah74 wrote 6 months ago: I recently dropped my Stockholm Key of Honor (a card I was given by the Stockholm Tourist Office to … more →

Tags: What to do in Stockholm, honest Swedes, Swedish culture, pictoglas, Nadja Ekman, Ewa Stackelberg, Södermalm

Ireland: from boom to bust

alannah74 wrote 7 months ago: Johnie Fox's - a famous Dublin landmark pub. Inside the Jameson Distillery visitor bar in Dublin … more →

Tags: Travel - outside the Nordic region, Ireland, Dublin, Celtic Tiger, Irish boom to bust, Irish culture, changing society

A "Wilde" experience

alannah74 wrote 8 months ago: On Thursday I boarded one of Sweden’s most notorious “Booze cruise” ships – the Cinderella from Viki … more →

Tags: Travel - Nordic region, Kim Wilde, Cinderella, cruise, Viking Line, Baltic Sea, Cruise Ships, nordic culture

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

mbulaich wrote 8 months ago: Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Title: Chronicle of a Death Foretold Genre: Latin American/Colombian … more →

Tags: Literary Fiction, Latino/a, Flashbacks, Revenge, murder, Violence, first-person narrative, Honor, depictions of Colombian life

Pumpkinhead

kbegg wrote 8 months ago: A rural father raises a demon to wreak revenge for his young son’s death. … more →

Tags: Witches, Witchcraft, Curses, horror films, Demons, 1988, Lance Henriksen, Revenge, father and son relationships

Neighbors ... but miles apart!3 comments

alannah74 wrote 9 months ago: Even if only a 16 kilometre bridge separates Sweden from its ”more Continental” neighbours, the Dane … more →

Tags: Travel - Nordic region, oresund bridge, culture clash in scandinavia, Denmark, Nordic mentality, Scandinavia, Scandinavian people, Sweden

"Diverse" Continued10 comments

kaguya wrote 9 months ago: I don’t mean to undermine the efforts to spread the awareness that Jews exist in all colors. B … more →

Tags: Community, About Me

Hey, it worked for Bristol Palin: Pope, chastity, abstinence vs. the reality of AIDS in Africa

Joe wrote 9 months ago: 1. More than 25 million Africans have died of AIDS, and more than 22 million of them are currently l … more →

Tags: Religious rumbles, Current Events, News, Culture, Religion, health, sex

Another name on the board: Shepard Fairey vs. The Man (and Anne)

Joe wrote 9 months ago: What is it with everybody not doing their homework, man? First some Republican senators got their na … more →

Tags: Art, Current Events, Culture

Dorothy's January Recommendation

hadleyf80 wrote 11 months ago: The Spirit Catches You and Then You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman Review from Publisher’s Weekly: … more →

Tags: January Reviews, Non-Fiction, Laos, Medicine, tradition

"Dirty" Mumbai6 comments

kaguya wrote 1 year ago: I am one of those deeply saddened by what has happened in Mumbai recently, and particularly to the C … more →

Tags: Community

Say that Again Plisss?2 comments

Vijay wrote 1 year ago: Got this one as an email forward. Literal translations between languages and local customs can be fu … more →

Tags: Food for Thought, Humor, English

Sweet Thing

Kari wrote 1 year ago: First: Cathy, we are always looking for new PT Parade masters. I will teach you the whole thing. Sec … more →

Tags: In the classroom, Adventures, Life Changing Realizations

Real coffee, real monkeys, and the real world2 comments

Kari wrote 1 year ago: Back from another insane weekend! On Friday night Liza and I picked up another traveling buddy … more →

Tags: Adventures, Life Changing Realizations

"Teacha Kaaari"4 comments

Kari wrote 1 year ago: First, I want to say thank you to everybody who’s been sending emails, messages, and pictures … more →

Tags: In the classroom, Adventures, Life Changing Realizations

Three Goodbyes and a Funeral3 comments

Kari wrote 1 year ago: I’ve said goodbye to three of my Ghana buddies this week. Stefanie came down from Ejura for on … more →

Tags: In the classroom, Adventures

The Pressure to be "Liberal"3 comments

kaguya wrote 1 year ago: As a multi-racial individual, I often encounter the expectation that I should be or must be “l … more →

Tags: Community, Religious life


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