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global culture, music, language, travel, and current events.

• Added on: May 1st, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: bevoost
• Listed in: Culture Development and Growth
• Tags: travel Culture music Current Events global language

Recent Posts

• Why is Zero Plural?

  Posted on Saturday September 19th, 2009 at 07:57 in english, Observations, language

  “I have two dogs.”  “I have one dog.”  However, “I have zero dogs.”  Huh? Let’s examine the simple grammatical structure of our example riddle, “I have two/one/zero dog/s”.   “I” is the subject; “have” is the verb; and ...

• An Unwarranted Hero’s Welcome

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 06:40 in Current Events, law, ethics, famous people

  It was 1958, the height of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States.  Just one year earlier the Soviet Union celebrated its success with the launch of Sputnik, the first man-made object to orbit Earth.  Next the Soviets wanted to...

• Eastern State Penitentiary

  Posted on Saturday August 8th, 2009 at 11:04 in travel, Culture, Photography, history, language, famous people, foto-tales, foto-tale

  In the heart of Philadelphia’s Art Museum Area sits an eerie, fortress-like structure in ruins.  Eastern State Penitentiary was commissioned by the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, the first prison reform group ...

• Edward Stachura – the Polish Poet

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 09:28 in Culture, music, poetry, arts, language, poland, warsaw

  Rebel, vagabond, and one of the most well-known and sensitive Polish poets died tragically 30 years ago.  Poetry festivals throughout Poland this year are dedicated to him.  Edward Stachura, known as “Sted”, was an idol to rebellious youth in t...

• “The Battle Continues”: Episode 1230 of Lindenstrasse

  Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 10:38 in Culture, television, Germany, language

  This is the fifth of five episodes I’ll be posting from the German prime time soap opera, Lindenstrasse.  If you would like a weekly Lindenstrasse posting to continue, please leave a comment or send a message. To view this episode, go to the Lind...

• “The Battle-Axe“: Episode 1229 of Lindenstrasse

  Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 18:54 in Culture, television, Germany, language

  This is the fourth of five episodes I’ll be posting from the German prime time soap opera, Lindenstrasse.  Please note the video link will be removed from the Lindenstrasse website on Monday, July 27, 2009.  To view this episode, go to the Lind...

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