Kyiv had great food for a while, but in the recent years there was so much growth elsewhere too. Even my little sleepy hometown got some cool places - like a small unassuming basement serving amazing Asian fusion.

...but also... Give adults a lunch break too, young or not! Like, how that's even an excuse?

I had three roommates in my first year, and one after that (which was considered a luxury). Europe, late 1990s.

What if you only played Fallout 2 in the olden days, but really loved it?

Yes! Keep saying "Look! Look! A horsie!" to your kids even when they're seventeen and just roll their eyes at you.

Not just DC! A lot of my Ukrainian friends were concerned he'd be willing to make major concessions to RU for personal or political gain.

The Orphanage by Sergiy Zhadan, a Ukrainian author from Kharkiv. Also his poetry book The Life of Maria, but I'm not sure it's translated into English.

Dreams of electric sheep, probably.

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