Posts under ‘Latvia’

RIGA – “Where do I go sign up to protect the Russian schools,” a distraught voice of a teacher-friend of mine blasted into my ear. “Latvians now want to close all our schools. We want to protest.” The All for Latvia party has spearheaded the effort to collect the first bat...

RIGA – After Pussylounge Bar, this Elizabetes street designer clothes store has one of the funniest names in the city. It takes its name from a 2001 movie “Blow” with Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. The film – favored by the store’s owners – tells a story of George Ju...

RIGA – Words are a powerful tool. They paint a picture. They persuade. They dissuade. They arose people to war. They declare peace. They matter in a public discourse. They set the public mood and reveal the mindset of its leaders, who rely on words to persuade the armies of Joe Six-packs. Sloppy ...