The Glory of CarniolaA guide to Slovenia and beyond.CARNIOLA HAS MOVED- August 7, 2006 Hi!I've moved over to the green pastures of Wordpress, so if you'd like to continue reading Carniola, please make sure you use this address from now on: www.carniola.org I'm looking forward to leaving all the commenting problems of Moveable Type behind, so please stop by and say zdravo. Also: If you're reading via feed, you'll need to update your subscription. You can choose from these two options:http:www.carniola.orgfeedhttp:www.carniola.orgfeedatomThe good news is that the new feeds...http://www.carniola.org/theglory/2006/08/_carniola_has_m.htm A Letter to The Washington Post- August 7, 2006 The Post recently offended many (over)sensitive Slovenes. Dear Washington Post,Hey there. It's me, Michael. I've been meaning to write to you for some time -- ever since I heard about your controversial coverage of Prime Minister Janez Janša's visit to the U.S. Your archives are a bit difficult to navigate; I could only find this rather tame article about the trip. Was that the one that originally called Slovenia a "Balkan" countryTo be fair, that idea isn't totally cuckoo-land.http://www.carniola.org/theglory/2006/08/an_open_letter.htm Run, Tolar, Run- August 4, 2006 A scene from Lola rennt. (source) Eagle-eyed crni recently posted this screenshot from the German film Lola rennt. (Run Lola Run) In the background you can see the fiercly-bearded Slovenian painter Rihard Jakopi, who graces the 100-tolar note.The majority of people who saw the film undoubtedly didn't recognize it, and now that Slovenia has confirmed that it will adopt the euro next year, even less people will recognize it in the future. My children, for example, will probably have no idea what..http://www.carniola.org/theglory/2006/08/run_tolar_run.htm Have Slovenes Found What They're Looking For- August 3, 2006 The most searched-for words in the first half of 2006, according to Slovenia's biggest search engine, Najdi: Most-Searched for Terms Term Explanation of Searches "Games" Amazingly, beat out searches for "sex," "weather" and "telephone listings." >1,000,000 "Nina Osenar" The most searched-for person on Najdi. Nina was in the Slovenian incantation of "The Bachelorette" and also got nekkid for Playboy. The latter presumably.http://www.carniola.org/theglory/2006/08/have_slovenes_f_1.htm Pravda nima prav- August 2, 2006 Pravda means "the truth", or in this case "the untruth." Let's all give a warm (congratulations) to the Russian online news service Pravda, which recently conflated Slovakia and Slovenia in their story about Slovakia's parliamentary elections. Despite the fact that the story itself contains three iterations of Slovakia, they still slapped the Slovenian flag on it and headlined it under Slovenia. You can see the Pravda story, in all its folly, here.For a much better look at..http://www.carniola.org/theglory/2006/08/pravda_means_th.htm Back in Action- August 1, 2006 "Guess who's back in the muthafuckin' house" -- Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr.My computer never arrived; after two months of waiting for Godot, I got a full refund and went to Dobrovnik Media for a new one. Dobrovnik has now provided me with everything I need -- praise be upon him. Now I just need to re-learn how computers and blogging work. At any rate, Carniola is...http://www.carniola.org/theglory/2006/08/back_in_action.htm |