The Christian tradition of celebrating the prophet St. John the Baptist coincides with the summer solstice. In Northern Europe, the date is still celebrated with bonfires and festivities. Swedes began…
April Fools' Day, which falls on April 1st each year, has been celebrated for centuries by various cultures, though its exact origins are unknown. Traditions associated with April Fools' Day…
In the early 1500s, King Christian II of Denmark and Norway added Sweden to his "union" through brutal battles. In 1520, Christian was crowned King of Sweden by Swedish archbishop…
Introduction In 1929, Italy's largest publisher, Mondadori, began publishing yellow-covered paperbacks for Italian readers. These were primarily stories of horror, the supernatural, slashers, sexploitation, and crime thrillers. These books and…
On Saturday, the Pride parade in Stockholm, our neighboring macronational capital, was a star-studded event with many celebrities in attendance. Most of the political party leaders were also present, along…
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Let the title swirl on the tongue and feel how it cuts against today's inflamed political dogmas. For the ideologically sensitive, it burns. The…
Today Sweden celebrates its 500th anniversary. It is 500 years since Gustav Vasa was elected King of Sweden on June 6 at the national assembly in Strängnäs. Then and there,…
On average, we spend four hours on screens and only half an hour on books and magazines. When children learn to write, they do not make spaces between words but…
Each year, the Unixplorian Certificate of Micronational Creativity is awarded to individuals or micronations for their creative endeavors. The certificate is a way to encourage and inspire micronational leaders to…
"The immortals" is what members of the French Academy, founded by Cardinal de Richelieu, are called. The French Academy is cultivating a new friendship today - with Vladimir Putin. The…
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