Boss, hold on tight because I've got a news combo that'll make you not know where to look first. On June 9, 2026, we've got it all: a religious holiday, celebs with birthdays, storms, and a magazine with gorillas – just like in our Berceni, when the mother-in-law shows up with bags and the sarmale mix with the horoscope.
In the Orthodox calendar, it's the feast of Saint Cyril of Alexandria, a tough theologian from the 4th century who fought Nestorius at the Council of Ephesus in 431 over the title "Mother of God" for the Virgin Mary. He was Archbishop of Alexandria from 412 and crushed heresies. Wait, Mioara also goes by Chirilă when she's mad, but she says I'm the heresy in the house.
On the same day, heavy birthdays: Johnny Depp (63) – that guy from "Pirates of the Caribbean" who had a scandal with Amber Heard and won; Michael J. Fox (65), the guy from "Back to the Future" who ran from everything; Natalie Portman (45), Oscar winner for "Black Swan." Plus musician Jon Lord from Deep Purple, footballer Miroslav Klose, and singer Lidia Buble. All born on June 9. What a coincidence, bro! And I'm sitting here with my 2008 BMW looking at them…
Now, let's move to the weather, because you know how it is around here. ANM announces instability in mountainous areas and the southeast: torrential rains, lightning, hail, gales. In the Southern and Curvature Carpathians, Dobrogea, Bărăgan, southern Moldova, and northern Muntenia, water can exceed 40 liters per square meter. In the west and southwest, sun and 32 degrees. In Bucharest, 30 degrees at noon, but rain in the afternoon. Should I go to Fane's terrace? Better stay home and watch the gorillas.
Yes, you heard right! At the kiosks, issue 18 of the magazine "Wild Animals" appears, dedicated to gorillas. 29.99 lei and you get three figurines: a baby gorilla, a tattooed mom, and a surprise animal. A magazine written for kids, with stories about a cub who learns he doesn't have to be good at everything. Brian says he wants one, but I told him we'd better learn to be good at math, because that's what the exam is about.
What else in history on June 9? In 1818, the first hot air balloon flight over Bucharest. In 1848, the 1848 Revolution began in Muntenia with the Islaz Assembly. In 1934, Donald Duck debuted on screen. And in 2017, Klaus Iohannis met Donald Trump at the White House. Today, on June 9, 2026, what do we do? We look at the sky, pray to Saint Cyril, and hope the rain doesn't take our gorilla magazines. Whatever, I'll go explain to Mioara that Johnny Depp is cooler than me – though she says he also has bank loans.
