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[[File:Snatch Magazine Story.jpg|thumb|Story about Calsahara and Grand Duke Travis in the French magazine "Snatch" in December 2010]] | [[File:Snatch Magazine Story.jpg|thumb|Story about Calsahara and Grand Duke Travis in the French magazine "Snatch" in December 2010]] | ||
There have been | There have been dozens mentions of both [[Colony of Calsahara|Calsahara]] and '''Westarctica in the Media''' since the first mention occurred in 2004. | ||
This list is not comprehensive or all-inclusive and many web-based mentions have been incidentally excluded. | |||
==Press reports mentioning Westarctica / Calsahara== | ==Press reports mentioning Westarctica / Calsahara== | ||
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* ''The Somaliland Times'' - 2005 - "Born to rule" | * ''The Somaliland Times'' - 2005 - "Born to rule" | ||
* ''Associated Press'' - 2005 - "Nation builders create their very own countries" | |||
* ''Los Angeles Times'' - 17 July 2005 - "They Pledge Allegiance to Their Own Countries" | |||
* ''Snatch'' - December 2010 - "Society Dossier: Micronation" | * ''Snatch'' - December 2010 - "Society Dossier: Micronation" | ||
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* [https://www.rd.com/culture/micronations/ Reader's Digest] - April 2016 - "God Bless Molossia: A Look at the Secret ‘Micronations’ Hidden on U.S. Soil" | * [https://www.rd.com/culture/micronations/ Reader's Digest] - April 2016 - "God Bless Molossia: A Look at the Secret ‘Micronations’ Hidden on U.S. Soil" | ||
* NRC Handelsblad - 13 September 2016 - "Voor Juncker is het nu of nooit" | |||
* ''[https://www.cntraveller.in/story/running-country-15-years-hopes-see-someday/ Conde Nast Traveler]'' - 27 October 2016 - "After running a country for 15 years, he hopes to see it someday" | * ''[https://www.cntraveller.in/story/running-country-15-years-hopes-see-someday/ Conde Nast Traveler]'' - 27 October 2016 - "After running a country for 15 years, he hopes to see it someday" | ||
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* [https://www.businessinsider.es/11-micronaciones-absurdas-puedes-solicitar-ciudadania-706215 ''Business Insider''] - 8 September 2020 - "11 micronaciones absurdas en las que puedes solicitar ciudadanía o incluso tener un título nobiliario" | * [https://www.businessinsider.es/11-micronaciones-absurdas-puedes-solicitar-ciudadania-706215 ''Business Insider''] - 8 September 2020 - "11 micronaciones absurdas en las que puedes solicitar ciudadanía o incluso tener un título nobiliario" | ||
* [https://www.afar.com/magazine/westarctica-antarctica-a-micronation-with-a-mission ''AFAR Magazine''] - 13 October 2021 - "A Very Big Little Country" | |||
* [https://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a41548443/slowjamastan-micronation-justin-chapman/ ''Alta''] - 21 October 2022 - "Welcome to Slowjamastan" | |||
* ''[https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/30/opinion/micronations-microcon/ The Boston Globe]'' - 20 August 2023 - "Westarctica, Sancratosia, Slowjamastan, and other fake nations may have some things to teach real ones" | |||
* [https://www.timesleader.com/news/1665974/how-a-pennsylvania-man-started-an-imaginary-country-in-antarctica-and-got-2300-people-to-join-him ''Scranton Times Leader''] - 2 September 2024 - "How a Pennsylvania man started an imaginary country in Antarctica and got 2,300 people to join him" | |||
[[File:Sur Article November 2018.jpg|350px|thumb|Article in Sur newspaper about the opening of Westarctica's consulate in Nerja]] | [[File:Sur Article November 2018.jpg|350px|thumb|Article in Sur newspaper about the opening of Westarctica's consulate in Nerja]] | ||
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Odditorium-Tricksters-Eccentrics-Inventors-Obsessions-ebook/dp/B075WVLKHR/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525507133&sr=1-1&keywords=9781473670174 The Odditorium: The Tricksters, Eccentrics, Deviants and Inventors Whose Obsessions Changed the World]'' - October 2017 | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Odditorium-Tricksters-Eccentrics-Inventors-Obsessions-ebook/dp/B075WVLKHR/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525507133&sr=1-1&keywords=9781473670174 The Odditorium: The Tricksters, Eccentrics, Deviants and Inventors Whose Obsessions Changed the World]'' - October 2017 | ||
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Sealand-Worlds-Stubborn-Micronation-Eccentric/dp/1635767261 Sealand: The True Story of the World’s Most Stubborn Micronation and Its Eccentric Royal Family]'' - June 2020 | |||
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/How-Take-Over-World-Supervillain/dp/059319201X How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain]'' - March 2022 | |||
* ''[https://www.amazon.it/isole-dei-sogni-impossibili/dp/8836100988 Le isole dei sogni impossibili]'' - March 2022 | |||
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/How-Rule-Your-Own-Country/dp/1742237738 How To Rule Your Own Country: The weird and wonderful world of micronations]'' - November 2022 | |||
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Fernando-Facio-Jr/dp/B0CZV5SVBG Explorando Micronaciones]'' - April 2024 | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:01, 3 October 2024
There have been dozens mentions of both Calsahara and Westarctica in the Media since the first mention occurred in 2004.
This list is not comprehensive or all-inclusive and many web-based mentions have been incidentally excluded.
Press reports mentioning Westarctica / Calsahara
- COLORS Magazine - Winter 2004/2005
- The Somaliland Times - 2005 - "Born to rule"
- Associated Press - 2005 - "Nation builders create their very own countries"
- Los Angeles Times - 17 July 2005 - "They Pledge Allegiance to Their Own Countries"
- Snatch - December 2010 - "Society Dossier: Micronation"
- Revue 21 - Spring 2013 - "Les confettis du monde"
- Wired - 18 November 2014 - "The World's Tiniest Countries and the Eccentrics Who Rule Them"
- The Independent - 30 November 2014 - "Meet the micronation builders: Self-appointed leaders have created independent territories, complete with flags, anthems and crowns"
- Associated Press - 10 April 2015 - "Itty, bitty (fake) nations to unfurl flags, royal doodads"
- NPR - 10 April 2015 - "Tiny Territories Mingle At MicroCon; Passports Optional"
- Daily Mail - 10 April 2015 - "Welcome to Broslavia? Self-proclaimed presidents, kings and dukes that claim territory from Reno to Antarctica will gather for Micronation convention"
- Bloomberg Businessweek - 30 April 2015 - "The Weird, Wild World of Micro-Nations Where Anybody Can Be King"
- N by Norwegian - September 2015 - "Altered States"
- LA Magazine - 8 December 2015 - "California’s Only Dictator Rules a Tiny Fake Nation in the Middle of Nowhere"
- Saturday Evening Post - January/February 2016 - "The Royal Me"
- Reader's Digest - April 2016 - "God Bless Molossia: A Look at the Secret ‘Micronations’ Hidden on U.S. Soil"
- NRC Handelsblad - 13 September 2016 - "Voor Juncker is het nu of nooit"
- Conde Nast Traveler - 27 October 2016 - "After running a country for 15 years, he hopes to see it someday"
- Gazette Review - 15 April 2017 - "10 Micro Nations You Didn’t Know Existed"
- Travelbook.de - 17 January 2018 - "Mikronation hat 1500 Bürger, aber keiner lebt dort"
- Sur - 1 November 2018 - "Westarctica abre una embajada en Nerja"
- TravelBook.de - 15 January 2019 - "So wurde ich Baronin einer Mikronation mit 2300 Bürgern"
- Playboy - 17 December 2019 - "Užupis Utopia"
- Newsweek - 10 April 2020 - "Micronations in the United States Prepare for Coronavirus"
- TravelBook.de - 3 June 2020 - "Die skurrile Mikronation, die einen „Krieg“ gegen die DDR führt"
- The Wall Street Journal - 22 June 2020 - "It's Good to Be King - Unless Nobody Recognizes Your Country"
- Business Insider - 8 September 2020 - "11 micronaciones absurdas en las que puedes solicitar ciudadanía o incluso tener un título nobiliario"
- AFAR Magazine - 13 October 2021 - "A Very Big Little Country"
- Alta - 21 October 2022 - "Welcome to Slowjamastan"
- The Boston Globe - 20 August 2023 - "Westarctica, Sancratosia, Slowjamastan, and other fake nations may have some things to teach real ones"
- Scranton Times Leader - 2 September 2024 - "How a Pennsylvania man started an imaginary country in Antarctica and got 2,300 people to join him"
Books mentioning Westarctica / Calsahara
- Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations - September 2006
- Unusual World Coins - October 2011
- Micronations: For Those Who Are Tired of Existing Incompetent Governments and Are Longing for Something New and Refreshing - December 2011
- Micronations - 2014
- The Odditorium: The Tricksters, Eccentrics, Deviants and Inventors Whose Obsessions Changed the World - October 2017
- Sealand: The True Story of the World’s Most Stubborn Micronation and Its Eccentric Royal Family - June 2020
- How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain - March 2022
- Le isole dei sogni impossibili - March 2022
- Explorando Micronaciones - April 2024