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Jonathan Franzen : ‘I Just Called to Say I Love You’
Skull-with-cell-phone by Spazmat in downtown New York City. Photo by Ivan Corsa. /Global GraphicaCell phones, sentimentality, and the decline of public space.By Jonathan Franzen This article appears in full in the September/October 2008 issue of Technology Review. One of the … Continue reading
Free Gaza: Making a World We Want to Live In
Gaza mission set to leave todayBy Stefanos Evripidou / August 22, 2008 THE TWO boats set to challenge Israel’s tight control over the Gaza Strip are finally due to leave Cyprus this morning. After days of waiting, the 40-plus international … Continue reading
All These Methods Were First Tested in Laos
A view of Long Chen. The most secret location in ‘the secret war’ against Laos was the former CIA air base of Long Chen, a place that remains off limits even today.LAOS: Film Reveals CIA’s ‘Most Secret Place on Earth’By … Continue reading
My Generation Didn’t Exactly Live Up to Expectations
Goodbye and Get Lost! The Devolution of the Baby Boom GenerationBy John F. Miglio / August 22, 2008 Some people say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. — John Lennon Although Albert Camus died before baby … Continue reading
More Perspective on the Conflict in South Ossetia
Under Moscow’s wingBy James Denselow / August 22, 2008 Events in Georgia have had some surprising repercussions in the Middle East, leaving Syria looking perkier than usual Israel’s involvement with the Georgian military has been somewhat overlooked in light of … Continue reading
Burning Man: Puts Other Festivals in the Shade
Each year is based around a different theme, last year was The Green Man. Photo by Piers Moore Ede.America’s premier counter-culture event is far more than just a naked camping festBy Piers Moore Ede / August 20, 2008 In late … Continue reading
FCC Decision : Milestone in the Fight for Internet Rights
Kevin Martin says Comcast’s actions are like a post office blocking mail. Photo by AP.‘It’s the first time the FCC has gone to such lengths to assert users’ right to an open Internet’ By tkarr / August 20, 2008 It’s … Continue reading
San Marcos : Officer Receives Threats After Allowing Dog to Die
Missy died en route to a veterinary clinic while San Marcos cop wrote a ticket. Family photo.Texas cop who wrote a ticket while dog choked to death, received oral reprimand.August 21, 2008 SAN MARCOS, Texas — A police officer who … Continue reading
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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas : Big Bad Dawg (Video)
Sen. Corndog : All Hat and no Cattle Thanks to Telebob / The Rag Blog / Posted August 21, 2008
Junior’s Legacy : As Little As Possible
White House May Have Lost 7 Months of E-mail Since 2003by Pete Yost / August 21, 2008 WASHINGTON – The White House is missing as many as 225 days of e-mail dating back to 2003, and there is little likelihood … Continue reading
India/US Nuclear Deal Bad for the NPT
U.S.-India nuclear deal a non-proliferation disasterBy Anthony Salloum / August 21, 2008 Countries like Canada must stand up to Bush and say this is a bad deal with dire consequences This week a select group of countries, Canada among them, … Continue reading
The Iraq War Will End on the Day We Stop Paying for It
San Francisco to Vote on Iraq War Fundingby Tom Gallagher / August 21, 2008 On November 4, San Franciscans will vote on the strongest anti-Iraq War measure yet to appear before the voters of a major American city. Proposition U, … Continue reading
