Three letter difference
Georgi Gospodinov receiving the great Bookers award in London all of that happens with only 30 letters in our alphabet, and this caused universal euphoria. I thought of two other letters from our alphabet who literally work wonders. Culture and ... »
Who runs the business?
The chaos in Bulgarian politics, and the huge "army" of amateurs, both in parliament and in the rapidly changing governments, leave the feeling that the economy can be managed with directives. Not a month goes by - and whoops, a ... »
Cameras everywhere. Nothing else!
For years we have been getting horrific news of accidents caused by - mainly - young people who kill other young with speeds and then shed tears and regret. Every day, even literally every hour. And immediately the explanations and ... »
Yes, but...
In the rush of this crazy time of incredible changes, we somehow got used to not listening the person we are talking to but knowing in advance what to answer. We interrupt, don't listen, we are ready with the answer ... »
The new “masks”
We often go back to those unforgettable, but also unusual, even terrible days when we were on lock down in our houses and apartments, and hid masks in our pockets. Now, from the distance of just under a year, it ... »
But in the hardest way...
Eureka! In 2023 in Bulgaria, doctors can now issue prescriptions through mobile phones. Really - what an invention... We've landed Elon Musk's beloved Tesla on Mars, artificial intelligence is almost running our lives every day, and we're only now reaching ... »
Just like home!
I found out recently that for the second year now some super professionals can't lay a hundred yellow pave pieces right in front of parliament. They twist them and pound them – it's all the same mess. If you walk ... »
First day, second day...
I am talking at length with a close friend and colleague of mine in Delhi, and we are telling each about our problems and worries in these turbulent days for the world. Suddenly he blurts out to me that his ... »
And why not with fingerprints?!
I was just wondering why so many staring faces are looking at us from the hundreds of billboards on the streets and I understand that on Sunday we will vote. Not bad. For the fifth time in the last two ... »
The freedom on the crossroad
If we think a little deeper, it may turn out that in Bulgaria, nowadays the only guaranteed freedom of the citizen, and of the villager, is exactly on the crossroad. In the office, the boss controls whether and how you ... »
Don't forget it at home...
The streets are full of miserable people... Something must have happened. Just a few years ago, thousands of smiling young people, full of energy and desire to succeed, met on Vitoshka Street and the main streets outside Sofia. Today, the ... »
For The People
Bulgaria is already in an endless spiral of elections, this will probably continue for a few more years and more and more often we hear the words... "The People". A badly coiffed auntie from the screen explains to us how ... »
Lawns or something else...
This joke is quite old, but it's time to remember it - how a government official did not follow the law because he was "lawn mowers" and not for him... Old and not even funny! But it really is time ... »