Natalia Antonova

Look homeward

I was in the U.S. Embassy applying for a new passport for Lyovka the other day. If you’ve been in Moscow long enough, you’re struck by how efficient and friendly the staff at the U.S. Embassy tend to be (on a sidenote: when my Russian husband and I were getting our paperwork approved at theContinue reading “Look homeward”

Student debt and double standards

So ever since this interview went up on Forbes, I’ve had a couple of people dropping in here to troll – of course. I’m used to the trolling, but I’d just like to point something out: Student loans reflect a double standard in our society. You, person who calls me “one of the worst examplesContinue reading “Student debt and double standards”

Obligatory media post-mortems

Of Bryansk. Of one particularly high-profile tragedy in Bryansk. (I do think this particular case could have happened anywhere. But the domestic violence component is particularly troubling – as I have serious doubts that the mother in question could have gotten help even if she wanted to.) And of the case of Oksana Makar inContinue reading “Obligatory media post-mortems”

Lisa Taddeo, cheating, power and sexy ladies!*

* – I mostly just threw in that last bit for the hysterical Google search terms that will show up in my stats. Maybe. I have no idea who Lisa Taddeo is, first of all. The fact that I’m even blogging about her just shows you how derivative the Internet is. A friend sends aContinue reading “Lisa Taddeo, cheating, power and sexy ladies!*”