Archive for June 2nd, 2007
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007
A Modern-Day Rip Van Winkle
From the department of movies that write themselves:
65-year-old railwayman who fell into a coma following an accident in communist Poland regained consciousness 19 years later to find democracy and a market economy, Polish media reported on Saturday….
“When I went into a coma there was only tea and vinegar in the shops, meat was rationed […]
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Saturday, June 2nd, 2007
BlogHer
There’s lot’s of chatter in bloggy circles about which presidential candidates will be making an appearance at the Yearly Kos convention. What I want to know is: Who’s going to the BlogHer Conference less than a week earlier, and in the same city? And if the candidates themselves aren’t going to go, who will they […]
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Saturday, June 2nd, 2007
Assignment Desk
Mickey Kaus used to run items he called Assignment Desk where he’d suggest article topics for others to get into. Well, here’s one for anyone reading: How is the energy independence conversation in America being received in the Gulf states? Is it being perceived as just the latest manifestation of American anti-Arab sentiment? How seriously […]
