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18 May 2009 10:30

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Culture, World: We don’t get Eurovision. We hope maybe you guys do.

  • Alexander Rybak of Norway won it all – and then some – with this song called “Fairytale.” It’s good to know that there’s a violin-playing European equivalent to Ricky Martin. It helps us sleep better at night.source
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16 May 2009 12:51

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World: Russia to gay people: No, you can’t have your parade

  • The parade was planned around Eurovision. Moscow police detained dozens of people heading to a gay parade without explanation – including the two organizers of the parade. The people were celebrating Eurovision, the pop song contest that has a massive gay following and is being held in Moscow tonight. Clearly, Russia, this makes you look really good to the rest of the world. source
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