Do you take interest in religious history? "Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries" is a fantastic documentary series about Monasticism history in Britain. Cultural historian Dr. Janina Ramirez The series was produced by cultural historian Dr. Janina Ramirez and BBC, and was released in 2015. While religious history in Britain tends to often be… Continue reading Check out the documentary series “Saints and Sinners: Britain’s Millennium of Monasteries”
Israel won popular song contest Eurovision 2018 without a hitch, and now I am excited to see how Eurovision will unfold in Israel in 2019. I give credit to Israel for its winning Eurovision 2018 performance, featuring Israeli musician Netta singing the song "Toy." This performance was certainly unique compared to other performances in the… Continue reading Who is excited to see how Eurovision 2019 will unfold in Israel?
While Sweden is often praised for trying cutting-edge gender experiments on its young citizens in the public education system, there are looming problems that rarely receive attention despite being serious threats to the stability of the country. These problems include breakdown of the family, parenting changes, and, ultimately, population decline. An article recently published on… Continue reading The looming problems of Sweden’s praised gender role experiments
Swedish power metal band Sabaton has produced edgy music since 1999 that educates listeners about historical war events primarily in Europe, while also extending to North America and Asia. Sabaton's lyrics focus on war, historical battles and acts of heroism. Most of the band's songs center on World War I and World War II, along… Continue reading Learn about historical war events from power metal band Sabaton
If you thought the #MeToo discussion that launched in October 2017 was big in the United States, you would be really impressed by its popularity in Sweden. Despite the increased discussion on sexual assault and rape, however, the Swedish government continues to disregard investigating increase in rape reports in Sweden. The #MeToo phenomenon in Sweden not… Continue reading In the wake of #MeToo Sweden continues to excuse increase in rape reports
An issue I've been taking interest in is how the EU spends its money. EU member countries are charged a considerable amount, so where does the money go? I've been living in a small village in Northern Sweden for nearly two years (hard to believe I've survived this long). The village tends to be very… Continue reading EU handing money to people left and right
