Must-read selection

Rarely I write about sports, but this article is amusing to read: Explaining the Crazy Dutch Love of Speed Skating.

The Italian clown Silvio Berlusconi shows his "pretty" face again: Silvio Berlusconi has said that while illegal immigrants were not welcome in Italy he would make an exception for "beautiful girls".

Saudi Arabia hates Valentine's Day. Ok. We get it. AlArabiya has an article about how the festivity is (or is not) celebrated in other parts of the muslim world. Celebrated or not, a look into the past reveals the following: Valentines in Ancient Rome Were All About Pain