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Cosmic Smiley Face : Hey, What’s so Funny?
A rare positioning of planets Venus (top left) and Jupiter (top right) and the crescent moon of the Earth provides a “smiley” effect that captivated Asia Monday night Dec. 2, 2008. Photo by AP. The next time the moon, Jupiter … Continue reading
White House : Artist’s ‘Impeach Bush’ Ornament Nixed for Xmas Tree
Deborah Lawrence and her “Impeach Bush” ornament. Photo courtesy of Deborah Lawrence / Washington Post.Sally McDonough, a spokeswoman for first lady Laura Bush: ‘It’s inappropriate and it’s not being hung.’By Roxanne Roberts and Amy Argetsinger / December 2, 2008 That … Continue reading
Honour Killings in Basra, Iraq Are on the Rise
May 2007 demonstration against honor killing, Kurdistan, Iraq. Photo: Source – Women’s News Network.Hitmen charge $100 a victim as Basra honour killings riseBy Afif Sarhan / November 30, 2008 Fathers and husbands who openly hire assassins on the streets of … Continue reading
Bailout Plan : Activist Moves the Homeless into Foreclosed Homes
Marie Nadine Pierre and her baby, Nennon, are squatting in a foreclosured house in Florida. Photo by J. Pat Carter / AP‘”We’re matching homeless people with people-less homes,” he said with a grin.’December 1, 2008 MIAMI – Max Rameau delivers … Continue reading
BOOKS / Edward Carpenter : A Life of Liberty and Love
A Pioneer’s Life Richly Rendered:Sheila Rowbotham offers the comprehensive, critical, contextualized biography Edward Carpenter deserves. By Doug Ireland Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and LoveBy Sheila Rowbotham / Verso / 565 pages, $39.95. When Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) broke free … Continue reading
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Libel Suit Arrest : French Journalist Humiliated by Police
French journalist Vittorio de Filippis. Photo by Franck Fife / AFP. This over the top arrest by French cops and their strip search of a journalist for a “libel charge” has the Paris press up on arms. Larry Ray / … Continue reading
Was Criminal Mastermind Behind the Mumbai Attacks?
Fleeting glance of an elusive figure: criminal mastermind Ibrahim Dawood. ‘The eerie silence that accompanied the blasts are the very signature of Ibrahim Dawood, now a multi-millionaire owner of a construction company in Karachi, Pakistan.’By Yoichi Shimatsu / November 28, … Continue reading
Your Digital Trail and the New Big Brother
About 100 students at M.I.T. are trading privacy for a smartphone that tracks their calls, messages and movements. Photo by Jodi Hilton / NYT. Even its practitioners acknowledge that, if misused, collective intelligence tools could create an Orwellian future on … Continue reading
Singin’ on Sunday – Paolo Conte
Paolo Conte at the Berliner Philharmonie 2005.Photo: Richardfabi. Source: Wikemedia Commons. See video of Vieni via con me below. Paolo Conte If you’ve never heard of this guy, you should. So here he is in all his Italian glory, singing … Continue reading
Cole: Six Mistakes After 9/11 That India Can Avoid
Targeted locations of the bombings across Mumbai. Photo: Daily Mail.India: Please Don’t Go Down the Bush-Cheney RoadBy Juan Cole / November 30, 2008 Many Indians have called the attacks in Mumbai “India’s 9/11.” As an American who lived in India, … Continue reading
