Month: May 2005

An internal committee study, reports Tuesday’s The Guardian, has concluded that the New York Times must respond to “growing pressure by pledging to increase its coverage of religion and the rural areas in the US,...

My wife’s out of town tonight, and I’m in a funny mood.  So, inspired by another conversation in another diary, I’ve decided to have some fun. I saw my first Grateful Dead show when I was just barely 15...

I’ve always dreamed of going to Marrakesh, but for this? An open space alongside the Royal Palace in Marrakesh, Morocco was transformed into a three-day “Rock ‘n’ Roll Worship Circus” that attracted...

Bush evinced no discomfort reviewing a parade of goose-stepping soldiers, some hoisting banners that said “USSR” and bore the visage of Lenin.-excerpt from front-page Washington Post story

At 10.00 pm on January 8 in a storm of protest from Christian fundamentalists in the UK, the West End hit “Jerry Springer – the Opera” was broadcast on BBC2, That is the BBC’s analog...