Izzat al-Douri Dies: End of Saddam’s Heir
So, I imagine most of you know who Saddam was. Back before America was screeching angrily about north Korea’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’, it was...
Ethiopia’s Julian Assange Style Exiles
Before we get to Ethiopia's very 'Julian Assange' style story, first some context. The Cold War was an interesting time for Africa. With many of...
Psychedelic Socialism: LSD in Czechoslovakia
Before we get to psychedelic socialism, some context. The 1960s were a turbulent and exciting time in pop-culture, most notably in the western world. The...
A border dispute in Western Europe?
Apart from a little pushing and shoving between France and Germany, the map of western Europe has looked pretty similar since the days of Napoleon....
The Romanov Empire
We here at WWW make no secret of our interest in the post-Soviet world. For the better part of a century, the legacy of the...
LSD History and Impact on Culture
I imagine most of you have heard of LSD, also known as acid or Lucy. You probably picture the hippy movements of the 60s or...
Culinary Masochism of Vikings and Koreans: An Unlikely Dynamic Duo
I admit, I went a bit far with the title in terms of comparing two very different cultures. But you know what? Sometimes people from...
Principality of Hutt River to rejoin Australia
When you are a part of the micronational community, and yes that is a word, and yes we are a community, there are a few...