lets talk about the magical creature named conchita wurst

have you ever heard of eurovision? apparently there is this international euro-zone song competition that has been going on since the 1950s. Past winners include ABBA, Celine Dion, and Julio Iglesias. You can sort of think of it like a miss america pageant, but only songs, and each country involved gets a vote. well conchita wurst is this singing queen fron austria who won the contest this year to some controversy. what do we call a fishy queen with a full beard? i vote for catfish.

europe is just a bunch of lines on a map

via watch the border change over the course of history. it never has quite settled down over there.

you're welcome.

An interesting tidbit from the Atlantic shows why poor states in the US don't drag down the entire US economy the way that poor countries in the European Union do. Basically, states like New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, and California get back about $0.75 per dollar they pay to the federal government in taxes, whereas states like Kansas, Tennessee and Missouri (probably Alabama, Mississippi and Georiga as well) get back anywhere from $1.10-1.30 for every dollar they pay in federal taxes. Basically, Tennessee is the Greece of the United States.

 

















[The Atlantic]

europe got winter wallop'd, y'all.

germany.

roma.

london.

switzerland.

amsterdam.

warsaw.

sarajevo.

Extreme cold and heavy snow buried parts of Europe over the past few days, claiming the lives of hundreds of people, straining utilities in France, snarling transportation in Britain and leaving people in cities like Rome stymied. (via)

why doesn't cristiano do MORE acting?

As if you didn't already know

A big ol' volcano in Iceland exploded under a glacier, causing flooding and flight delays across the globe. I hope you're not trying to get to London anytime soon.

euro

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