Category Archives: Music

Easily Confused (55) Bill Cosby

Posted on 2015-12-30 by Andreas Moser

Rap star: Rape star:

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Easily confused (52) Hungarian fences

Posted on 2015-08-12 by Andreas Moser

Hungarian fence in 1989: Helping economic migrants who want to buy better cars and bananas – good. Hungarian fence in 2015: Helping genuine refugees from war-ravaged countries who risk their lives to survive – bad. And just because it rhymes: Hungarian dance

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Video Blog: Birthday Song in Tiraspol

Posted on 2015-07-14 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. To prevent my 40th birthday from becoming legally effective, I spent 6 July 2015 in Transnistria which is not recognized by any other country. As always, I had not planned a large party. Instead, the journey and … Continue reading →

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How one song connects Israel, Romania and Brazil

Posted on 2015-06-23 by Andreas Moser

Do you know this feeling: when you hear a song and it gets stuck in your head somehow, it remains connected to good memories and you would like to listen to it again, but you can’t remember the name of the … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused (47) Shooting the Deputy

Posted on 2015-05-14 by Andreas Moser

“I shot the sheriff, but I didn’t shoot no deputy”: We didn’t shoot the caliph, but we shot the deputy:

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Motivational Music for Writers

Posted on 2014-12-29 by Andreas Moser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZCh4EY_kug

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Video: Liberation of Italy

Posted on 2014-04-26 by Andreas Moser

I did not catch the actual liberation of Italy from the Nazis and Fascists in World War II on video, admittedly. But yesterday, on 25 April, the 69th anniversary of that event was commemorated. Of course Italy was not liberated in … Continue reading →

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Moving to Bari

Posted on 2014-03-26 by Andreas Moser

After six months in Sicily, I have come to love this island, which surprised me with its diversity, fascinating landscapes, beautiful cities, interesting islands, great food and genuinely friendly and humorous people. It became home immediately. But it’s time to … Continue reading →

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How gay is Vladimir Putin?

Posted on 2014-01-30 by Andreas Moser

Mr Putin as a construction worker: Mr Putin as a soldier: Mr Putin as a cowboy: Mr Putin as a motorbike-riding rocker: Mr Putin with a gun: Mr Putin catching birds to put together his “Red Indian” costume: Mmmhh, where … Continue reading →

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Child Abuse by Egyptian Military

Posted on 2014-01-06 by Andreas Moser

To those of you who have always seen through the Egyptian military junta, this doesn’t come as a surprise of course. After all, why should a military dictatorship which abuses men and women stop short of abusing children? To those … Continue reading →

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