Three Monkeys Online

A Curious, Alternative Magazine

Slovenia

  • Ljubljana

    Ljubljana is one of Europe's coolest capital cities, famed for its castle, beautiful bridges, vibran
  • The Golden Boot

    In the wake of Ireland’s
  • Spot the Difference

    From Reuters: “President Bush thanked Minister Yang for China’s assistance in facilitating United Nations Special Envoy (Ibrahim) Gambari’s visit to Burma,” Gordon Johndroe, sp
  • It’s Just Been Raining On My Face

    When a friend recommended the HBO series Flight of the Conchords (currently showing on BBC4) by claiming it featured “comedy songs that are actually funny” I was sceptical. I had visions o
  • Of Achievers and Wasters

    In connection with research by one David Amodio, Krzysztof Szymborski writes in the current Polityka that the results of scientific experiments and research are often incorrectly interpreted by journa
  • It’s Just Not Fun When You Make It This Easy

    From the ABC news blog: “Bush’s UN Speech Full of Fone-eh-tick Pronunciations for World Leaders””[This] year, a glimpse of how the President sees his speeches was accidentally
  • Katyń

    Katyń is where the Soviets murdered between 15,000 and 25,000 Polish soldiers and other citizens during the second world war. Andrzej Wajda has made a film called “Katyń,” to which horde
  • Art for Art’s Sake (Because There’s No Money In It)

    When I was young and green I truly believed that having a No. 1 single and a spot on Top of the Pops was enough to retire on. This was before I learnt that the disposable income for a pop performer is
  • Poland Goes it Alone

    Poland has told the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, of which it is a member, that it does not want monitors at its forthcoming general elections. One of the lamer arguments in fa
  • Language Learning

    “Kraków is my home and I learned Polish in about a week.” Impressed? These are the words of Argentine soccer player Mauro Cantoro, as quoted on page 8 of last weekend’s scrupulously accurate Dz