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February 9, 2012

  Ataraxia

Gata, începem!

De undeva, de sub cupola arenei Papp Laszlo din Budapesta, coboara pe langa spectatori o trupa de bufoni. Imbracati in costumele lor caraghioase si pastelate si tragand dupa ei niste valize inchipuit de grele, par a fi niste spectatori romani lasati sa intre in sala dupa inceperea spectacolului. Fac o galagie hazoasa, spre uimirea regizata a MC-ului care le atrage atentia ca n-au ce cauta acolo fara bilet. Intr-o sincronizare perfecta, toti artistii duc mana la piept si scot din buzunarul din dreptul inimii niste bucati de hartie pe care le flutura glorios pe sub nasul publicului. Se  ...

  Prying eyes

Habemus gubernator

This week begun with a kind of premiere, at least for Romania: in less than a day the country had three Prime Ministers. The first one, Emil Boc, resigned on Monday, 6 February, around 10 a.m. One hour later, President Traian Basescu decided to appoint Catalin Predoiu (Justice) as interim PM, but at 7 pm the Chief of External Intelligence Service, Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, was asked to put together a new cabinet. “Mihai Razvan Ungureanu has become the first Oxford University graduate to become Prime Minister of Romania. Congratulations to him, and, yes, congratulations to Oxford too  ...