America
Stalking Obama in Detroit: getting all 1930s French socialist on us?
French photojournalist Helene Bienvenu and filmmaker Nora Mandray recently moved to Detroit from Budapest and Los Angeles to write and direct a documentary. On the way, president Barack Obama visited Michigan’s largest city on the first Monday in September, which is a version of Europe’s 1st May bank holiday
america, labour, civil society, society, barack obama, elections, united states
First McDonalds in Sarajevo opens on 20 July
Sarajevo leaves the company of Tirana and Pristina to join the ranks of European capital cities with the opening of its first McDonalds on 20 July. Locals used to claim that the food here was so good that the American fast food restaurant did not dare to compete. In a world of evolving cuisine and lifestyle, how is the arrival of McDonalds in Bosnia different than that of just another restaurant?
america, yum nyam, gastronomy, bosnia and herzegovina, sarajevo
Calling Europe’s anarchist class 2008-2009: no need to smash bank windows
Today, anarchy has nothing to offer the public; a five-year-old sat in McDonalds could think of a better way to govern the people. Those that push it – the protesters on Europe's streets, as most popularly depicted in the media - are merely self-serving fools who ignore what democracy has done for us, and who are driven by some sort of warped fantasy of idyllic life
america, protest, g20, world financial crisis, anarchy, economical crisis, culture
London's so 2008: Quebec is the new Eldorado for the French
Follow six ex-pat stories of hopes, dreams and disappointments in the hunt for a job and an adventure, direct from their mountain cabins in Canada
america, work, young french, expatriation, expatriates, canada, job seekers
Study in Sweden: an American on Swedish and alcohol for the cold
Living in what some of my fellow Americans view as a ‘socialist country’ of moral looseness and liberal idiocy, I can’t begin to stress where they are dead wrong. Sure, everything from the average American viewpoint is going to seem loose and liberal, but it’s not entirely the case. Testimony and tips
america, uppsala, erasmus, testimony, travel, identité culturelle, culture
A Spanish Señorita at the Super Bowl: 'The best part? The adverts!'
The greatest event in American football has little cause to envy its European counterparts: showbiz steals the limelight from sport, seconds are worth a fortune, and tapas are replaced by nachos with cheese. The opinion of a Spanish girl in the States
america, football, advertising, beer, super bowl, sport, budweiser
The 2008 economic crisis explained
These trying times for Europe’s economy have been driven by two main factors, neither of which were created by Europe. Now there is little the continent can do but wait and hope external factors change
america, bank, dexia, subprime, fortis, blogs, european elections 2009
April fools on Belgian TV
Flemish only on the telephone, the US and the EU fight it out over growth hormones and unhappy times for EU lobbyists - your latest news from Brussels
america, cyprus, food, nicosia, food security, identity, euweek
Super Stupid Tuesday
On Tuesday 5 February, 24 US states will hold their primaries or caucuses on a single day. But does the current nomination process facilitate the nomination of the best candidates?
america, washington, super tuesday, john mccain, hillary clinton, world affairs, barack obama
Video: Europeans on Super Tuesday
On Tuesday 5 February 22 states will hold US presidential primary elections. The result will determine each party's candidate for the final elections on 6 November, 2008. Three young Europeans provide their opinion
america, primaries, new york, caucuses, video gallery, hillary clinton, world affairs
Five US candidates, five pledges
On 5 February or 'Super Tuesday', 24 US states vote for their Democrat or Republican candidate. Spotlight on what five main leaders of the race for the American presidency are pledging
america, mike huckabee, mitt romney, super tuesday, john mccain, hillary clinton, world affairs
Republican return to the White House in 2009?
After seven years of waiting for an end to the Bush presidency, Europeans should not wait indefinitely in hope of redefining US interests
america, norman podhoretz, iran islamic republic of, foreign policy, nato, washington, john mccain
Meru - new Second Life
The alternative to Second Life has Europe in its sights, according to Vladlen Koltun, a 27 year old professor from Stanford
america, second life, university, gmail, internet, technology, india
Ho Che Anderson: I never actually said 'hey mom, this is my sex book'
The London-born Canadian graphic novelist, 38, is relaxed and frank as he discusses being chosen as the only black cartoonist to portray Martin Luther King, a series which took him ten long years to complete
america, non-eu countries, sex, london, comics, love, human rights
Don't laugh. It's (video) politics
European politicans occasionally star in dramatically hilarious or simply grotesque scenes - are ETA terrorists a great nation? Was the Russian Breznev actually the president of the United States?
america, nicolas sarkozy, terrorism, southern eu, spain, western africa, vladimir putin
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