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•  It?s rare that Russia is robbed ?
  … but in the case of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest,I think it’s a pretty clear-cut case. The kitschy annual European music-fest was hosted by my Swedish hometown of Malmö this year, hence myself and many of my friends were much more engaged in the spectacle than we normally would have...
  Tue, 21 May 2013 06:55:02
•  Eurovision Song Contest 2013 ? One Tweet at a Time
  My adopted hometown of Malmö, Sweden, hosted the kitsch-fest that is the Eurovision Song Contest this year. Sweden earned this honor by virtue of our song winning the contest in 2012. The surprise was that Sweden then chose Malmö as the host city over Stockholm. (I’m pretty sure the residents ...
  Sun, 19 May 2013 16:44:13
•  Bushwhacker Faux Pas
  This story begins several years ago when the Swede and I, while on the traditional Nordic country residents’ quest for lower-priced alcohol, came across an interesting Australian chardonnay at the Border Shop in Puttgarden, Germany. Interesting primarily because of its name: Bushwhacker. Immed...
  Wed, 15 May 2013 17:45:08
•  Beyoncé?s H&M ads will do one of two things for me this Spring ?
  And neither one of them involves shopping at H&M, if you know what I mean....
  Fri, 10 May 2013 19:55:41
•  There?s a proofreading job open somewhere ?
  Malmö is in the final stages of a full-on festoon as the host city for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, so this afternoon I took Dr. Darling over to Gustav Adolf’s Torg to see the construction of the “Eurovision Village.” I walk through this central square every day on my way to a...
  Thu, 09 May 2013 14:54:27