Move Over, Kate Middleton, For Spain's 'Middle-Class Queen'
Europe's newest queen-to-be is a former CNN anchor and a divorcée who will be the first commoner ever to grace the Spanish throne.All of this sent shudders through conservatives in this Catholic...
View ArticleThe Time Of Our Sports Lives: How Europe's Games Neglect The Clock
Why is it that Europeans don't pay as much attention to time in sports as we do?You American novices to soccer, who climbed on the World Cup bandwagon this summer –– you must have been completely...
View ArticleMoldova's Winemakers Seize Upon Region's Geopolitical Moment
Consider, for a moment, the misfortunes of winemakers in Moldova, a former Soviet republic in southeastern Europe, tucked in between Ukraine and Romania.Their country is the poorest in Europe, with a...
View ArticleEurope's Latest Grass-Roots Movement: Cannabis Social Clubs
Gabriela walks into a large, dimly lit apartment, goes to a counter, buys a bag of sativa and sits on the sofa with her friends, joint in hand, like in Amsterdam. Except this is not Amsterdam. This is...
View ArticleOver Spain's Objections, Catalonia Plans Referendum On Independence
In sultry Barcelona, it was a unexpected gathering of bagpipes, tartan plaid, Scotch and even haggis — the traditional Scottish innards-and-oatmeal dish.Spaniards turned out en masse to celebrate...
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