A notedly bacteria-friendly currency was targeted by counterfeiters who themselves were targeted by Romanian government officials. “Romanian officials shut down largest counterfeiter of polymer notes” trumpets a headline in Coin World, on July 13, 2020. The report goes on to say: “Romania’s Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) released the news… Raids on […]
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A Romanian Literary Review: Radu Remembers the Igs
The Ig Nobel prizes are popping up in even the most literary worlds. The Cotidianul site invites you to [here we machine translated from Romanian into English]: “read excerpts from the work of Gheorghe Schwartz – Zu Island, published by Tracus Arte Publishing House in 2016″: Radu remembers – when was that? – a discussion on […]
Dr. Light – Dracula & Transylvanian implications investigator
Foresighted though he may have been, when Bram Stoker wrote ‘Dracula’ in 1897 it’s unlikely that he considered the possible (future) impact on the Transylvanian economy and politico-cultural identity. But impact there is. And it’s been quite comprehensively examined by Dr. Light, Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Science & The Environment, Manchester Metropolitan […]