Tag Archives: Austria

Annexing a Neighbouring Country Isn’t New

Canada: the 51st State? They say that if you don’t learn from the past, you’ll be likely to repeat it in the future. (Notice that I didn’t actually use the word “mistakes”.) Remember when Germany annexed Austria before WWII? Now, … Continue reading

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The Hills Are Alive…

…with The Sound of Music Why this one has become a Christmas film, I don’t know. But I suspect it’s because of the theme of family, in this case, the Trapp Family Singers. “Based on the memoir The Story of … Continue reading

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