The Return of the Black Panther
This is not about Marvel’s up-coming Black Panther! It’s a new kind of panther!
“The Return of the Black Panther” is not about Marvel’s latest movie. It is about the way Romanians are protesting about the current economic conditions. And this is not surprising! I will explain you why after you enjoy this anonymous proof of protesting Romanian humor. I have only adapted it for you.
For a long time, I have tried to remain silent on my blog about everything that has been happening in Romania since November 2024. I assume most of you have seen the headlines in the international and social media about the cancellation of elections and the censorship of free speech. Today, however, I have decided to present the the current situation in Romania a different way, continuing a series of articles about …
Few years back I wrote Opposing Communism with Humor and said that:
Humor was a way of rebellion and survival at the same time; an escape of the mind and soul, a way of coping with all those absurd and restrictions imposed by a communist regime who did not care about its own people.
In short, just as during the dark days of the communist regime, I believe that Romanians are once again using humour to express their discontent and fight back. This time, they are fighting back against the political elite. I’m talking about a gang of politicians who have proven their incompetence and lack of compassion for the people they’re supposed to respect and support, for far too many years.
P.S. This blog post should be treated as a pamphlet and, as such, should be handled with the appropriate care and respect. According to the Romanian Explanatory Dictionary (aka DEX, 1998 edition), pamphlet is “A literary genre, in verse or prose, that is satirical in nature. In this genre, the writer portrays certain morality topics, political ideas, negative aspects of social reality, character traits and so on.”
This is not about Marvel’s up-coming Black Panther! It’s a new kind of panther!
Gift giving can be quite a challenge, especially when you want the other person to know the appreciation and love you truly feel. It is not about the price, the brand, the trend or the size.
So, today’s the 1st of June—World Children’s Day, and that means it’s HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all the kids out there! But this day is not just about colourful balloons, toys…
I took seriously Saint Augustine’s thoughts about travelling and made the best to make it happen!
Every once in a while, I just wake up and create magic like this. What else can I call this pink tourmaline and pearl bracelet, which opens the heart chakra …
It’s great when two good friends want to surprise the birthday girl who loves green and purple with one of the kind gift. That was the brief for Alexandra’s Bracelet!
Few hours of work, creativity and love… that’s all it took for Andreea took by surprise her BFF with the Pisces tailor-made bracelet.
The Han and Sira love affair is a pure and simple real-life tale of two Bengals who fall head over heels in love at first sight.
“My mojito in the Bodeguita del Medio and my daiquiri in the Floridita.” These are the words left by Hemingway himself on a signed quote still hanging on the wall…
“Daiquiri like Papa” or “Papa Doble” are the old names used for this Cuban rum cocktail honoring Hemingway. Today we simply call it “Hemingway Daiquiri”. This recipe is the exactly the Daiquiri the writer used to have at his beloved El Floridita Bar.
Our first Iscodescu.ro meeting started with my new Bulgarian thimble thanks to Liviu Cristea
I received thimbles for Christmas! Three dear friends from three countries – Holland, Greece and Thailand … So, so precious!
Greeks, Egyptians, Jews, Indians, Romanians, Chinese are just few of the wise ancients who appreciated the all mighty healing garlic for its medicinal properties. They did not have scientific evidence, yet their empirical use gave them confidence in garlic’s healing properties.
Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula, made famous Romania’s belief that garlic wards off the vampires. But, when you start really looking for the truth, things look very different. Romans, Greeks, Indians, Mongolians, Egyptians and so many more share the same belief.