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REPORT fun : Modern myths: politically divided university canteens in Istanbul

Modern myths: politically divided university canteens in Istanbul

September 2010. Students are purported to be so politicised that even their school canteen is split into liberal and conservative factions. Two journalists from Lithuania and France investigate an erasmus myth which seems to have disappeared thanks to a new 'apolitical' generation

by Emmanuel Haddad @ , Daiva Repečkaitė @ // 16/11/10

fun, socialism, association, youth, turkey, militantisme, politics

PORTRAIT fun : German clown Marenka: 'hit a woman and it's almost taboo'

German clown Marenka: 'hit a woman and it's almost taboo'

For seven years, the 37-year-old has acted in German-language performances throughout Europe, a trade she refined in Hannover, France and California - how does her public react to her clownish mishaps?

by Carolin Krahn @ // 13/07/10

fun, germany, brunch, men and women, theatre, art, united states

FOCUS fun : Learn how to practice safe sex at the Højskole, Denmark's alternative school

Learn how to practice safe sex at the Højskole, Denmark's alternative school

With no examinations, a free timetable and learning-speed unique to each individual, the 'Højskole' proposes an education without competition (and diplomas), allowing each student to freely express their creativity and live within a community

by valeria zincone @ // 13/10/09

fun, school system, respect, youth, school, life-long learning, society

TESTIMONY fun : Road trip to... Mont Saint-Michel!

Road trip to... Mont Saint-Michel!

Two Italians, a Ukrainian, a Chinese woman and a Frenchman in a Citroen Berling. An account of the roadtrip spent in enthusiastic discovery of the famous Mont Saint-Michel, source of pride for France and a cause of rivalry between Brittany and Normandy

by silvia rossi // 03/09/09

fun, tourism, travel writing, travel, mont saint michel, eurogeneration, france

PANORAMA fun : Europe's fictional politicians

Europe's fictional politicians

Horst Schlämmer is to Germany what Brüno is to Austria. Yet while the candid fashionista can be seen grinning down from billboards across Europe, his German counterpart is happy to keep a lower profile

by Lilian Maria Pithan @ // 31/08/09

fun, cinema, angela merkel, germany, german chancellor, hape kerkeling, campaign

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