Milena Benini

Occasionally, I get asked to speak on TV. A couple months ago it was about the awesome Russian SF film Kin dza dza! which was aired on Croatian TV, today it was about the fictional worlds of Milena Benini, one of the best and most versatile Croatian SF writers. As I was trying to squeeze […]

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Culture Death By Politics

My Dad is fiercely Croatian. Every time I feel sorry or angry about my parents’ decision against emigrating to Canada in 1976 – they were there and so was I, in my Mum’s belly – I remind myself that with his being as Croatian as he is, with everything that entails, I might have grown […]

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Australia Day

An annual celebration January 26 marking the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales in 1788. For me, a day when I like to remember why I like it so much: 1) There is no other English-speaking country where you can hear national (immigrant) languages […]

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To?no u podne: Obra?un s hrvatskim fantasy piscima!

Sutra, 24. sije?nja 2015. godine, to?no u podne, u zagreba?koj knjižnici Bogdana Ogrizovi?a (Preradovi?eva 5) do?ite se obra?unati s hrvatskim piscima fantasyja! Umjesto revolvera i metaka, zadana oružja su rije?, poznavanja žanra spekulativne fikcije i torta u obliku knjige iz zagonetnog Hangara 7! Zbunjeni? I trebate biti – pravi SF adute otkriva tek na samom […]

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Stilske vježbe or 47 years in a play

So, I had not been to see a play in years. No, kids’ stuff does not count! Although there are some truly awesome plays for kids as young as 8 months in Croatia, thanks to the wonderful Svetlana Patafta whose Colours of the Rainbow have become a traditional outing for my son and me. (And […]

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