Monthly Archives: October 2023

Superheroes, the undead, and other dual personalities

Filmmakers in Eastern and Central Europe don’t seem to want to deal with the obvious horror theme.  You can find “Dracula’s” castle packed with tourists, but the real Vlad Tepes was only there for two days.  (Perhaps he stopped by … Continue reading

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Are two major Romanian newspapers on strike?

I bought a copy of Libertatea last Saturday and noticed something.  About half the paper seemed to be dedicated to Sudoku games and things that were even less newsworthy than Sudoku. Now, looking back a couple issues, I found out … Continue reading

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