Author - froylein

Some people always seem to take the complicated path… Russian archaeologists say they have found the long-lost capital of the Khazar kingdom in southern Russia, a breakthrough for research on...

From a European perspective, I can understand why some readers claim that coverage of current US politics has been somewhat unbalanced. I won’t endorse either Presidential candidate or the...

As I was flipping through the pages of Süddeutsche Zeitung. Wissen in the staff room the other day, I discovered something that apparently made me illicit sounds of awe (I do hope they were...

To avoid all confusion from the start, “Kaffee (= coffee)” is a very serious topic. “Kaffee” is more than a plain beverage. Kaffee is more than some warm / hot, brownish...

We had a partial lunar eclipse tonight, and I’ve snapped a few pics with my little camera. Still sitting outside with my laptop to blog this as freshly as possible, toes freezing, ears freezing...

…After Those Pictures Surface of Him in the Cone-Bra Middle-aged Jewish lady with thick Queens accent flipping through People magazine: So, what do you think about this whole thing with Madonna...

Producer Jerry Wexler died at age 91. Admittedly, I wasn’t aware of his existence, but I was aware of the music he had produced. Wexler earned his reputation as a music industry giant while a...

*yawn* You may: – sunbathe topless on your own property or in the complete nude, but the latter only if nobody can see you. – sunbathe topless on public beaches. – be in the nude on...