"...the knowing animals are aware that we are not really at home in our interpreted world." - R.M. Rilke
June 30, 2009
June 29, 2009
40 Years After Stonewall
June 26, 2009
R.I.P.
June 25, 2009
Mapping Drugs
[from BBC News]
June 23, 2009
Being Tim Burton
Images from Tim Burton's adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland" are starting to surface on the internets, and all I can say is "wow". The art direction looks like it will be superb, if not a little creepy (well, it is Tim Burton). For the record, the Mad Hatter is played by Johnny Depp, and not Elijah Wood or Carrot Top as it may appear. That's Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen. Shivers...
June 19, 2009
It Might Get Loud
June 12, 2009
The Claw Emerges
June 11, 2009
Hometown Loss
June 9, 2009
20th anniversary of free elections in Poland!
The video takes place on the birthday of a Polish girl Marta who was born on the 4th of June 1989 - the date of the first elections in Poland after the fall of Communism. It documents key events for Poland, such as the Solidarnosc movement with its leader Lech Walesa, Polish Round Table Talks, integration with NATO and the EU.
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June 8, 2009
The Claw Has Landed
June 4, 2009
The Massacre that Didn't Happen
June 2, 2009
Dick's About Face
Dick Cheney is on an aggressive save-my-legacy tour speaking all over the place to, ahem, set the record straight on the Bush II presidency and affiliated policies.
In a recent interview with Fox News' Greta van Susteren, he admitted that there was never any evidence that
Many are crying foul and pointing to Cheney's knack for revisionist history, as he defects blame for 9/11 to Richard Clarke and the CIA, for example, and as he struggles to redefine his image and reputation. Word is that a memoir is forthcoming. It may be the most incredulous read of the year, even better than a Dan Brown tome. More to come...