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The Parable of the US College Kids and the Komsomol

Tild sez: Still on the topic of “the Woman vote”…
I get the feeling that I didn’t state clearly enough in my previous post why I think Freud’s famous question “What do women want?” is nonsensical. I intended to make the following anecdote a part of that post, but time got away [...]

From Russia With Capitalist Realism

The things one finds out while surfing the intertubes….
F’rinstance, I learned that in 2006 there was a nifty art exhibit at Aidan Gallery in Moscow titled “Capitalist Realism” by the artist Konstantin Latyshev.
I also learned that there are people who go through art galleries with cameras, just like there are people who sit in movie [...]

How Do You Say “Lying Idiot” po-russki?

Via Ginger at The Hackenblog comes this little tale of
the awesome super-competence of our Secretary of State, Condo-lies-a-lot Rice.
Let’s ask Our Miz Condi to join us in a chorus of a little ditty that’s known and loved by Russian language students the world over:
[sung to the tune of Frere Jacque]
Я не знаю
Я не знаю
Ничево
Ничево
Ничево не [...]