I’ve been laying on the self-righteous criticism of sex-tourists pretty thick lately, so I’m gonna take a break with another hoops post. If you’re not interested just scroll down, or click here for the previously posted part II of, Ukraine is not a brothel. It looks like we can all breathe a sigh of relief [...]
Archive for July, 2009
NBA Whiteout!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ukraine is not a brothel pt. II
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
As promised; here is the second installment of my completely anecdotal, one-dimensional, and shamefully self-righteous look at sex-tourism in Ukraine. For a less anecdotal look, check out the organization FEMEN. As I mentioned before there is a third group of dudes who make their way to Ukraine in search of legendary Slavic women. These guys [...]
Ukrainian Cribs
Posted in Uncategorized on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sorry… I lied. I have a friend visiting from Warsaw and won’t finish my thoughts on sex tourists in Ukraine until Wednesday. I do suggest that you check out this video. It’s Ukraine’s version of the popular MTV show Cribs, where famous people provide a glimpse into the fabulous homes their hard-earned celebrity has afforded [...]
Ukraine is not a brothel
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2009 | 19 Comments »
I see them everywhere here in Lviv. Like hypnotized zombies they shamble around the city, half-drunk on $3 a litre vodka, head on a swivel, eyes darting from painted toenails to perfumed hair, mouth slightly ajar. They’re sex tourists. Here is a look into their world. Hello DearXXXXX, Thank you for the letter. I enjoyed [...]
Communist Par-tay
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’m grumpy today. I spent about two hours wandering the streets of Lviv with a bag packed with bottled water, caviar flavoured potato chips and a book about Cossacks. My plan was to do some reading, writing and relaxing in the biggest park in the city. Somehow I just couldn’t find it, all four acres [...]
Meet Devean George, your new least-favourite Raptor
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In all of the off-season craziness of the past few weeks, one man has been conspicuously ignored. It’s not that Devean George really deserves much attention, but I have a feeling he’ll get a bit of it this season, and it won’t be pretty. Why? Because I actually think he might actually get some burn. [...]
Bruno: Banned in Ukraine!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When I read this article I was mad. So please bear with me as I book a flight off the nearest handle. I’m sure the news that Sacha Baron-Cohen’s movie Bruno has been banned in Ukraine has trickled into your consciousness. Not because anyone is paying attention to Ukraine, (thanks for reading ya’ll!) but because [...]
Some Bad Mutha Russia F#*kers
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here in Ukraine the perpetual elephant in the political room is Russia. Recent dust-ups over gas and passportization are just the tip of the iceberg in a nasty lopsided dogfight that has been raging between Ukraine and her neighbour to the north for the better part of a millenia. People in North America blah, blah [...]
Give the Big Man His Touches I
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Non NBA fans… please overt your eyes. Nothing to see here. Keep moving. Just keep moving… Okay. Time to nerd out. I’ve noticed that almost more than any other post I’ve published the little Hedo Turkoglu tantrum I threw last week got the most attention. So, I figured I’d drop a hoops post this morning, [...]
Ukraine… I’m sorry
Posted in Uncategorized on July 10, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I got my ass handed to me by a 19-year-old Ukrainian woman yesterday. One of my Ukrainian language teachers here is a very intelligent, kind, multilingual student. Yesterday we took a field trip to the grocery store to teach each other the English and Ukrainian names for basic foods — a handy lesson for survival [...]
