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Atlas of Prejudice: The European Age of Incest 20 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
The short essay The European Age of Incest and the map Europe According to Charles V (1555) are taken from the first volume of the Atlas of Prejudice by Yanko Tsvetkov. The book was first published on...
Atlas of Prejudice (English Edition) Out NOW! 13 Aug 2013 | 12:59 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. The Atlas of Prejudice, also known as the book which was written in English but was first published in Germany, is a continuation of the highly successful Mapping Stereotypes pr...
Gazpacho Recipe According to Americans 24 Jul 2013 | 04:27 am
What It’s All About Gazpacho is a cold summer soup coming from Spain, the ancient homeland of all Hispanic people, which nowadays is ruled by Europe. Enjoying this raw and sometimes overwhelming mix...
Modern Publishing and the Cult of Metadata 23 Jul 2013 | 11:30 pm
“We are wrestling with your title” complained to me an editor after presenting the English edition of my book at his publishing company’s sales conference. The team of specialists reached an agreement...
How To Pray Like a Good Christian 18 Jul 2013 | 02:59 am
There was a time when indulgence had its price and churches had menus like restaurants. You could order forgiveness as an appetizer, a whole 3-course spiritual cleansing or a special “Happy Repenting ...
Europe According to Luxembourg 17 Jul 2013 | 07:59 am
When the editors from the German magazine Der Spiegel asked me if I would agree to make a map according to Luxembourg, I had a lot of doubts because I didn’t know enough jokes about the tiny country, ...
Coke or Else! 16 Jul 2013 | 09:19 am
Have you ever wondered how come a corporation selling sweetened tap water became the most powerful brand on the planet? Think about it! Put politics and globalization aside. Discard every layer of ex...
Atlas of Prejudice in Der Spiegel 24 Jun 2013 | 07:39 am
“Not since the creation of the Asterix comics have national prejudices entered our culture in such an entertaining way”, wrote Daniel-C. Schmidt in his review of the German edition of the Atlas of Pre...
Bulgaria Moderna Font in a Fowler Museum Art Book 24 Apr 2013 | 02:43 am
Designing a font is like raising a child. You know your job is truly done only after it leaves home and becomes independent. The Bulgaria Moderna font was one of those kids that mature faster than you...
Europe According to the British Tories 1 Feb 2013 | 06:52 am
Something really strange started to happen to the British Conservatives since they came to power. A significant part of them feels so frustrated with the European Union they are eager to take every op...
