A simple trick - an amazing result:
http://www.v1gallery.com/artist/show/3

On a recommendation by Andy, whom I met yesterday when watching the Liverpool game. Note to self: It's always good to talk with people. They recommend you stuff. Good stuff.

Update: "Yesterday" is a while ago, I found some new videos.


A special form of discrimination: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-JIjEsLkDA

Show start / Happy Little African: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSmuaaH1g60

Fuck the poor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGas0D9_zgI

Peace anthem for Palestine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UO6YlkYNJQ

If you open your mind too much, your brain will fall out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFO6ZhUW38w

Mitsubishi Colt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA4sLyHp4Fw

Some people have it worse than me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78XrI_2bPVA

10 Foot Cock and a few hundred virgins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaLF8UGr0hQ

JLA song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuvyywwDqBw

By far one of the best articles I've read about this topic is here. The approach of consequently looking at EU and NATO from a branding perspective is intriguing, and leads to a few very interesting thoughts. Of course reality is more multi-dimensional than this, but as a means of sharpening/opening perceptions, the brand-centered approach is very nice.

A quote: "[...]state branding is gradually supplanting nationalism. The brand state's use of its history, geography, and ethnic motifs to construct its own distinct image is a benign campaign that lacks the deep-rooted and often antagonistic sense of national identity and uniqueness that can accompany nationalism. By marginalizing nationalist chauvinism, the brand state is contributing greatly to the further pacification of Europe."

Simply brilliant. Glad you said it, whoever you are.

If you ever wanted to know how it looks where these writers write: The Guardian has answers.

http://www.playauditorium.com/

Idiots. Idiots, idiots, idiots.
What idiots. Incredible bloody idiots, and their simplistic views of the world, their cheap populism, their pathetic play on fears and silly prejudice.
Embarrassing.

I like simple truths (at least where they are about true). Even more, I like people who speak simple truths. In this case, Alfred Ritter, one of the owners of Ritter Sport, the German chocolate manufacturer. A quote from an interview with him in today's Spiegel Online:

"If a market grows by 5% per year, but a company aims to achieve a profit of 25% per year, then the company has to take profit away from someone else. Usually, these will be suppliers, employees, or clients."

LMAO (some updates):

Aha, Take On Me
Beatles, Strawberry Fields Forever
Radiohead, No Surprises
Red Hot Chilly Peppers, Under The Bridge
Rick Astley, Never Gonna Let You Down
Tears For Fears, Head Over Heels
U2, Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Wham!, Careless Whisper

In addition to these links posted back in March, I just found a very interesting and well-written blog, mostly about issues related with Belarus.

Highly interesting little Wikipedia thing, in this case about different influences on Estonian vocabulary. Helped me to verify numerous theories or assumptions.

Unfortunately I couldn't find a similar page on Wikipedia regarding Latvian and Russian vocabularies. Would have loved to compare a few words.