Browsing Tag Yugoslavia
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Pop Culture
Defunct Yugo bands you should listen to in order to beat the Covid blues
All right, reader, what better way to fleetingly forget about the dumpster fire of the world when in isolation, or for that matter even in a post-iso world, ...
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Football
Reliving the last days of Yugoslavia with The Last Yugoslavian Team
“Hey, did you guys ever watch The Last Yugoslav Soccer Team? Now THERE’S a tearjerker…!” I ask my brother, his wife and my husband in a group chat. ...
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Pop Culture
What happens when you go and see “The Beatles of Yugoslavia” but there’s no Yugoslavia?
I can spot a Balkanite a mile away. Now, sure, this may not be a veritable life skill by any means, but I have a knack for seeing ...
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Football
Goodbye Les Murray, from one refugee to another
On the evenings when I happen to get home from work before my husband, Igor, one of the first things I do – and I wager I’m not ...
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Football 4
The dad who taught his daughter how to kick a football in the last days of Yugoslavia
My father Petar taught me a lot of things, a truth universally acknowledged by pretty much everyone in our inner circle. Before he passed away at the excruciatingly ...
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Pop Culture
Would you like some prophecy with your coffee? An excerpt from the novel GRIND by Ed Vukovic
We are proud to present an excerpt from Grind, the recently published novel by Shoot Farken alumni Ed Vukovic. Grind is available as a Kindle edition and it ...
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Football
A Socceroos Fairy Tale: The fan who skipped the ball to watch the Asian Cup Final
Nevena Kesic is a football fan. She went to the ball on the night of the Asian Cup Final. Here she recounts how her night turned into a ...
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Pop Culture
How I discovered the wonder of Eurovision: A Story of Love and Loss
It seems that everywhere I go people are getting excited about the new season of The Voice. There is vigorous debate about many facets of the show. Will ...
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