Palestine-Israel in 7 Minutes
The following is a 3D short take on the essence of the Palestine-Israel conflict in 7 minutes: Admittedly it is …
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Tunis-Tunis-Tunis
Despite being bogged down with a particularly belligerent strain of the campus cold, I cannot suppress the burgeoning excitement over next week’s …
First Female Governor for Palestine
What better way to start a snowy, cold-raddled day than with the following snippet of female triumph: On January 22, …
An Honor Killing By Any Other Name…
…is an honor killing, nonetheless. Last year I posted on a spate of honor killings in Italy, which demonstrated that …
What Price Dignity?
€450,000 to be exact, following Milan’s civil court ruling that the parents of two under-age rapists pay their victim roughly $612,216, or £392,356, …
Io, mammeta e tu
If one was to do a correlation study of my blogging habits it would be clear that the higher the …
Happiness is Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu
This morning I awoke to this song: What a beautiful start to the day.
The Many Charms of Silvio
Apparently Italians can’t get enough of Il Briccone. I would beg to differ, but when his charms are so thoughtfully …
Numbers
Numbers are remarkable things. Placing aside the obvious wonder that is mathematics, numbers can capture a phenomena, be it historical, …
Born of Love, Born of Hope
Few books have captured my attention as wholly and enduringly as Lord of the Rings. Thrust into my seven-year-old hands …
