Month: July 2005

Did you catch PBS’s Now last night, and the astonishing images of dissent that have been collected by Bosnian-born Mirko Ilic, one of the leading designers in the world?DESCRIPTION of IMAGE LEFT: “This parody of an...

We like to beat the crap out the New York Times, and they deserve to be harshly criticized. But, when a story like Sandra Day O’Connor’s retirement comes along, the Times shows why they are still considered the best...

BooMan has made it clear that the foremost rule on his site is simply “Don’t be a prick.”  I’ve recently come to realise that I’ve been a chronic violator of that rule (no news flash to most of...

What a way to start the day.  First off, if you read this please do not worry about my husband and I.  We are just going through the “feelings” that go along with this life dilemma.  We will make it...

In 1906, Mark Twain wrote an anti-imperialism treatise on Belgium’s King Leopold.Twain wrote that King Leopold’s critics said he ruled “as a sovereign … absolute, irresponsible, above all law; trampling...