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The latest stories from the Balkans and everything to its East.
On Pride and Putin Parades
The stage-managed government of Serbia has received the expected praise from the West for holding…
The Banalization of Violence: Retweeting War Crimes
A Bosnian friend recently told me a joke. In translation, it goes something like this:…
Queer As Turbofolk (Part II): Body Politics
From scary divas to anonymous topless men, it’s time for some turbofolk therapy. Technology. Global connection. Social…
Bosnia-Herzegovina Election Guide: Personalities, Parties & Prospects
After a year of worker-led protests, popular assemblies, catastrophic floods, and threats to dissolve the state itself,…
UPDATE: The “Dark Arts” Behind the Serbian Progressive Party
The West played a major role in bringing the Serbian Progressive Party to power with…
The Story of Sevdalinke, Part II: The Musical Evolution
“What is sevdah?” an old man asks a boy. “Sevdah is when my father is…