On December 23rd, my latest book, Grumpy in Belgrade: The Prehistory, will hit bookstores all across Belgrade. Impact craters from the collision are expected to form along Knez Mihailova. Please alter your routes accordingly.
The new book, which exists now in the future, is all about the past - the prehistory of my Serbian sojourn. The pieces collected in the new volume of grumpiness were written between 2002 and 2006 - just before I began posting them here on B92.
Tokom proteklih 13 godina u radio emisiji "MUĆNI GLAVOM" gostovalo je mnogo zanimljivih ljudi, najviše satiričara, a potom književnika, umetnika, građanskih aktivista,
Having slept quite well, I woke up one fine morning refreshed and in an excellent mood. People who know me will note that this is exceptional behavior and perhaps even cause for alarm.
My routine had all the usual morning hiccups associated with my as yet decaffeinated state: I dropped the spoon while making my coffee; I found a dark thread on my white bathrobe, which it seemed I had inadvertently put on inside out; the butter knife slipped from my hand mid-toast; reaching for it, I hit the bread and overturned it; I took a new piece of bread (and new knife) and re-booted. Thus reconfigured, I proceeded to my breakfast.
Socijalna drama “Izvršitelj” nastala je na osnovu ličnog iskustva sa ovdašnjim izvršiteljima, mnogobrojnih novinskih tekstova o neverovatnim sudbinama “dužnika”, kao
On sale in Aisle 7.
The mystery is that I no longer know where I am when I go to the supermarket in Belgrade. Today, for example, I started out list-in-handed on a journey to IDEA in New Belgrade. I had received in the post a special Happy Birthday coupon for a 10% discount (on almost everything except what I wanted to buy I found in the fine print).
Moguće je da nisi Srbin ako ne radiš barem 2 od navedenih stvari:
1. Imaš kesu punu drugih kesa
2. imaš gomilu praznih bočica na kadi i kako takneš jednu padnu 10
3. Čuvaš kutije od Tv-a, kompjutera, videa, ... od 1978 na ovamo
4. Imaš punu čašu olovaka od kojih možda jedna radi
5. Daljinski držiš uz tv na komodi
"Gospodo, u epohi imperijalizma, koju karakteriše zaoštravanje klasne borbe i zbijanje klasnih redova, u našim redovima, dakle redovima srednjih klasa, umesto sve veće solidarnosti interesa, koja bi se izražavala u organizacionom jedinstvu i svesnijoj političkoj akciji, nailazimo na potpunu zbrku i najrazličitije interese i težnje. U periodu sazrevanja kapitalističkih suprotnosti sudbina naše klase je u tome što je priklještena između monopolnog kapitala i zahteva radničke klase za boljim uslovima i većom sigurnošću. Ovaj nezgodan položaj i rađa našu svest o dvostrukom frontu
"Oh, it says Architecture, but really it's not."
"I can see that. But people will not look for it here."
"This is Biography, Journals, and Autobiography."
"But it says Architecture."
"It says that, but it is not."
Sve epidemiološke studije ukazuju da je SCHWALERITIS bolest koja poprima epidemijske razmere i sve dublje ulazi i u najsitnije pore našeg društva!!
Po rečima prof.dr Zeca "mi nesmijemo dozvoliti širenje te opake zaraze, posebice zato, jer tamo, u naprednim zemljama,