Emma Pooley. Ring a bell? I don’t think so. Here’s why…

 
A picture of East and West Germans standing side by side with hammers bashing a gratified slab of concrete. A sound byte of a seemingly clueless Günther Schabowski announcing to the East and West German press that the borders between the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) and Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BRD) are to be immediately opened to [...]

Hannover 96 and national team goalkeeper Robert Enke’s suicide raises awareness to depression amongst athletes.

Just before writing this post, I was driving in my car and Lo! – a radio advertisement about a new and practically pain-free way to shed unwanted pounds pulsed through the speakers. A woman’s voice repeatedly said something along the lines of, “Call 1-800-588-SLIM today to get the body you’ve always wanted!”
After a silent laugh, [...]

What do you get when you combine Ken Jennings and Chuck Norris? The answer is Anatoly Vasserman.

Warning, this birth control doesn’t work in France!

The former French president is now more popular than his successor despite corruption charges.

Victoria Andreyanova, a fashion designer, has caused quite a stir because of her new line of clothing that is based on attire that a nun might wear. Russia Today tells the story of why Andreyanova chose this particular clothing line for her new design.

It is interesting to see where the fashion world is heading. Who [...]

Yes, that’s right in Amsterdam you can go pee in the open on the sidewalk. Many might think this is a crude and disgusting way for a city to handle public bathrooms. However, the clever Dutch might be on to something. Not only are these toilets free but they cut down on public urination on [...]

The Australian kangaroo population is booming, and it’s Russia’s fault!

When you think soccer hooligans, you think first about the notoriously-rowdy English. But the Germans, at least lately, are making a case for themselves.
A recent surge in violence by fans of Germany’s Bundesliga teams has the German government and police looking for ways to control hooliganism (yes, it’s a word). The Gewerkschaft der Polizei (GdP) [...]

Last month, Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic, dropped Russian as an official language, according to this news report. There are about 50,000 native Russian speakers remaining in Tajikistan, and is often used as the lingua franca between different ethnic groups in the country.
This is nothing new in post-Soviet states, as there has been a trend [...]

Georges Restaurant is in the center of one of France’s many protests. This one though, involves the plights of illegal immigrants.

If you think you’re fashion forward, you may have heard or seen the war brewing about Size Zero culture.

The term Size Zero culture has been wreaking havoc within the international media since 2007. Despite these public fashion debates, and possible legal action, France hasn’t completely hopped on the bandwagon against the idea of beauty in [...]