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The Bus Stops Here

By Eric Le Roy

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One of my students put this article under my nose yesterday during a class discussion. He is Swiss, and the original article was in German. So here is a translation of the gist of it:

Germany: In front of a nursing home for people with dementia in Duisburg, a fake bus stop has recently been installed. A fictitious timetable hangs on the typical bus … Read the rest

Yulia Samoylova banned from Ukraine?

The news that the Russian wheelchair-bound singer Yulia Samoylova has been given a three-year ban from entering Ukraine  — thus spoiling her chances of representing her country in the Eurovision — causes me to recall the time when  I first came to Russia. I confess — with more than a little shame now — that back then I couldn't have told you much about which country was which. I thought … Read the rest