Barbie Princess Movies and Eschatological Storytelling

Okay, hifalutin’ title, but serious point.
If you have a young daughter, it is almost axiomatic today that she (and, therefore, you) has (have) watched the ubiquitous Barbie Princess movies. I have occasionally found myself, or rather, “caught” myself, singing Disney and Barbie songs to myself for days at a time. Y’know, that recurring ditty that [...]

Funny Russian Online Weirdness

Check out this site at EnglishRussia.com. There’s this guy the Russians are calling “Glazastik” (“Big Eyed Guy”) who’s making the rounds online. His buggy eyes are being Photoshopped all over the place. He was apparently glaring at the guy who threw out leaflets at a press conference where Putin was speaking. For me, it’s a [...]