Mladic's Trial Postponed Over "Clerical Error"

Posted in: Editorials, Featured by Mihai-Silviu Chirila | May 17th 2012 | no comments

The war crimes tribunal in The Hague which is judging the case of Ratko Mladic, the ex-Bosnian commander, which is accused of having supervised the massacre of Srebrenica in 1995, had to suspend the case on Thursday, one day after the beginning of the trial, because of the failure to disclose some evidence to [...]

“I Am Serene Now. I Have Seen My People Love Me Like Never Before”

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 7th 2010 | 2 comments

Romanian public received with very great emotion the news about the passing away of one of its most beloved, and contested, poets in the history of Romanian poetry, Adrian Paunescu, who died on Friday in the hospital of cardiac arrest and was buried on Sunday. The poet had been diagnosed with several serious diseases and was committed to the hospital in a serious state. On [...]

The Cartoon Animal World

By Catalina Toma | November 5th 2010 | 2 comments

You all probably remember those childhood moments when watching cartoons was for most of us a favorite time spending activity. I honestly do not think there is a single person who doesn’t love watching cartoons, unless of course we are talking about a grumpy person who in fact doesn’t love life or envisages living as a very serious and stiff matter. Most certainly all of us have made [...]

The Thin Line Between Science and Imposture

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 4th 2010 | no comments

Knowledge has always been considered a goal, a treasure or the way to better ourselves and before it was turned into an ideological weapon it actually was something that made people different from the other living things on this earth. Knowledge is a desire every person in the world has to some extent. There are different things that need to be known, which means there are different [...]

To Ban Or Not To Ban The Sale Of Violent Video Games To Minors?

By Iohana Georgescu | November 3rd 2010 | no comments

I can make up a list of a million reasons why video games are sometimes fun. I could come up with that very same list when I was ten or twelve. Compared to movies, video games aren’t really limited for a certain age of user. What this means [...]

Romania Is Promoting Tourism Via Facebook

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | November 2nd 2010 | 8 comments

Romanian Ministry for Tourism has decided to promote Romania’s beautiful landscapes on Facebook, in an unprecedented agreement signed with the vice-president of Facebook, Blake Chandlee, who visited today the Eastern European country. That is good news, because it gives the people on the Facebook (probably the whole planet) the opportunity to see Romania from another perspective, [...]

Top 10 Lesser Famous Baroque Musical Geniuses

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | October 30th 2010 | no comments

Music! The most beautiful of all the humanity’s cultural acts! Music is, according to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte a universal language of the soul. German philosopher Schilling thinks of music as of counting of the self, and right he is. Music is all about harmony, universal balance, order, beauty, peace and understanding. There is no composer in the world, among those who [...]

“Poverty Is The Worst Kind Of Violence Against a Nation”

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | October 26th 2010 | one comment

Transparency International issued its annual report on the level of corruption of the countries of the world. It came as no surprise that on the top of the most corrupted countries in the world there is a country from Africa, who went through terrible internal turmoil, and wars, and on the other top places were countries from Asia and Latin America. European, northern American [...]

On the Reception of the Concept of Bodily Resurrection in the Early Christian Church (II)

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | October 21st 2010 | no comments

Aκουσόμεθά σου περὶ  τούτου καὶ  πάλιν Life after death has been the promise of all religions  before and after the arrival of Christ in the world. There are few examples of religions or philosophical schools of thought that did not advocate the idea of the afterlife (Hedonists and Materialists being the most famous of them). It comes as no surprise [...]

On the Reception of the Concept of Bodily Resurrection in the Early Christian Church (I)

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | October 20th 2010 | no comments

Resurrection of the dead is at the heart of the Christian doctrine, making the difference between the religion of Christ and the other religions of the world by its outstanding proposition of the reviving of the dead, following the pattern set by Christ himself. Even in the Gospels Jesus speaks of resurrection, antagonizes the Saducees, the only Jews who were not believing in it, and [...]

John Legends And The Roots Together For ‘Wake Up!’

By Roxana Ostafe | October 18th 2010 | no comments

A top music producer found out that John Legend was working on a project with the Roots and he wasn’t very happy about it. Plus, he didn’t even say some encouraging words to Legend. "What the hell are you [...]

Why Is The “North American Union” Being Kept Away From the Public Eye?

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | October 13th 2010 | 5 comments

The states of the world are coming together in superstate structures that will probably replace in time them, which will make it easier to travel or to do business. It is thought that in time these structures will unite in their turn into a unique structure similar to the United Nations, or maybe will even turn the U.N. into this superstate. Some say it is good, some say it is bad. [...]

Susan Boyle – Talented Singer Despite The Critics

By Oana Szakacs | October 12th 2010 | 3 comments

A few days ago, an article on Susan Boyle created many debates and made some of her fans think that I, the editor, have a “problem” with this singer. The article I published aimed to make people aware of the fact that Susan Boyle will be releasing her autobiography, but instead of [...]

Commonwealth Games, One Thing At A Time

By Tudor Daniel | October 7th 2010 | no comments

Swimming and terrorist attacks rumors. Cycling and dozens of armed soldiers. Athletics and track cleaning. Food tested before tasted. Finally, bridge collapses and many stay home. ‘One thing at a time’ would be a perfect label for this year’s [...]

Are Aliens Going To Heal Our “Existential Loneliness”?

By Mihai-Silviu Chirila | October 4th 2010 | no comments

Astronomers said last week that a planet was found that could meet all requirements for accommodating life, or, to put it in their own language, a first planet, besides our own, who would be placed at the “habitable zone,” or “Goldilocks Zone,” that is which is just enough close to its star to be able to sustain atmosphere and possible life forms. They have been discovering [...]

Windows Phone 7 – Will It Float Or Will It Sink?

By Iohana Georgescu | October 2nd 2010 | no comments

As some of you may know already, Microsoft seems to be set to release Winodws Phone 7 in less than ten days. During an event scheduled for October 11, three handsets will be showcased. They’re said to be manufactured by Samsung, HTC and LG. We already know the last two [...]

Is Shadow Imagery Really An Art?

By Adriana Stanciu | September 30th 2010 | no comments

The funny thing about art is that it can be made out of so different media and transmit emotions and the same time, that people do not know what to consider art and not any more. For instance, I would consider art those creations that use beautiful imagery and combinations [...]

Waiting For Superman-Who’s To Blame?

By Adriana Stanciu | September 25th 2010 | no comments

I saw the trailer of the movie "Waiting for Superman" a few days ago, but I did not want to say anything at the moment. I just thought about it, and the more I thought about it and the more I read opinions about it, I realized this controversy it raised would never be [...]

Why The iPad Is Better Than The Galaxy Tab

By Iohana Georgescu | September 23rd 2010 | no comments

I loved the idea of a tablet ever since I first set my eyes on the iPad. While I’ve never been a real Apple fan (I started out by disliking to be honest) after a short experience with an iPhone handset I [...]