I've only recently discovered the writings of Tom Wolfe. I've known about him for some time – mainly because of his appearances on The Simpsons – but now I've finally got to actually reading him. For starters I've chosen his 'Radical Chic' (1970) which describes a party hosted by Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia [...]
Categories: Books
Tagged: Radical Chic, Tom Wolfe
A one-armed version of Charlie Chaplin's 1936 feeding machine is being used at a Danish nursing home.
Categories: Denmark
Tagged: charlie chaplin
Sometimes when I feel the need to broaden my horizon vis-à-vis the world of science, I pick up the latest copy of New Scientist. On the current cover is a story entitled 'Free will – the illusion we can't live without', something that instantly made me pick up the magazine. The article itself, titled 'The [...]
Categories: Society
Tagged: free will, new scientist, science
In the past days the Danish media have been in a frenzy about a three year old boy, Holger, who was lost from his parents for 24 hours and found again. Even CNN joined in. No doubt that it's a good story, but it lacks a bit of perspective. Take for example Haiti. Karin Aaen from [...]
Categories: Latin America
The Lebanese population is widely divided on the subject of Hamas and Hezbollah
Categories: Middle East
Various reading and watching material discovered in the month of February in the year 2011, listed for your pleasure.
Categories: Tips
Tagged: books, egypt, middle east, recommendations
The US Secretary of State accuses Iran of being a hypocrite after supporting a dictator, only to ditch him when the people starts demanding elections and freedom.
Categories: Middle East,United States
Tagged: ali khamenei, hillary clinton, iran
Various reading and watching material discovered in the month of January in the year 2011, listed for your pleasure.
Categories: Tips
Tagged: egypt, google, infographics, lebanon, recommendations, tunisia