Archive for the ‘Americas’ Category
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
I have a confession: I've never been to New York (as of this posting).
Is that a big shocker?
Saint Chapel in Paris, a lot cooler than Notre Dame if you ask me. The most awesome stained glass you'll ever see.
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
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A further note on some of these TV shows: “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy” are two of the most popular TV shows in the United States as well. Considering that Americans tend to specialize in slap-stick and even culturally sophisticated humor whereas Swedish humor is usually quite dry, it ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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Now, we discuss whether the cultural traffic between the United States and Sweden is one-way or two-way. After the two World Wars, the world became a much smaller place. Humans discovered that their activities were capable of destroying all life on earth. Countries banded together and international organizations were ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
Cultural exchange is a big thing in our contemporary political and educational world. But it's awfully unbalanced a lot of the time. When I studied in Sweden, I had the opportunity to survey some Swedish students about their views on the effects of American popular media on Sweden.
An unbearably cute ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Allow me to clarify the title. I am not talking about some demonic coconut that is featured in a Japanese anime set on the Hawaiian island. I just liked the assonance of "m"s in the two words "immortal" and "Maui." And it functions to convey just how hard it can ...
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