Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises

“These documents don’t so much announce anything new as they do confirm everything we have always suspected.” Continue reading

Badminton is a Real Sport

Am I the only one who is uncomfortable around naked old men? Oh, everybody is? Cool. That’s what I thought. Continue reading

The Devil Wears Merona

There’s a popular saying in Sweden. “Det finns inga dåliga väder, bara dåliga kläder,” which, although it doesn’t rhyme in English, means, “There is no bad weather, only bad clothes.” … Continue reading

Welcome to Sweden

A couple Tuesdays ago, I visited Skatteverket (the Swedish tax office) to apply for my personnummer. The personnummer is the Swedish equivalent of an American Social Security number. In Sweden, … Continue reading

The Immigrant

A lot of what makes for good writing is having the time to write. After spending most of 2009 in Sweden, I’ve been back in America since December. Since being … Continue reading

Block This Application: Life After Social Networking

The Internet has really screwed up how people interact with each other. While it has made people much easier to find, it has also made people harder to lose. Continue reading

Sigvard Bernadotte: Design Prince of Sweden

Part 2 of 2 on the life of Sigvard Bernadotte. See the earlier story of his battle to be reinstated as a prince at this link. While Sigvard Bernadotte may … Continue reading

The Word on the Street (and why it isn’t “sorry”)

The Korean language has seven different levels of familiarity that can be used when a speaker is addressing someone. These “honorifics” indicate the distinct relationship the two people have with … Continue reading

Malmö’s Turning Torso

For decades, Malmö was easily recognized by the image of a monstrous, seaside gantry crane. When plans were announced to remove it in the 1990′s, a movement began to establish a new icon for the city, resulting in this unique, twisting, 54-story skyscraper. Continue reading

James B. Irwin Was the Eighth Man to Walk On the Moon

From K Composite Magazine (2000) James B. Irwin Was the Eighth Man to Walk On the Moon: The Amorous Tale of America’s Sexiest Astronaut and the Wicked Web of Seduction … Continue reading

Alternate Reality Check

Is this thing on? Can you hear me? Testing, testing… Today’s report is being broadcast to you all the way from Kentucky, in the heart of God’s Great United States. … Continue reading