A review of the Brazilian film 'Estacao Carandiru' in The Guardian, UK.

An article on the Three Gorges dam in China.

On a tiff between Fox News and an episode of the Simpsons.

Wolfowitz gets too close for comfort to the reality of the continuing Iraq conflict.

On some detainees the U.S. still keeps, from the Reagan-government invasion of Grenada. The way they were judged by a make-shift military tribunal, and incarcerated since, seems to have been a rehearsal for what the U.S. is doing in Guantanamo these days.

A very interesting article on some debate happening in Germany today, on the Allied fire bombing of civilian targets towards the end of World War II.

A review of the comic/graphic novel Maus, which I read a couple of years ago and which impressed me much.

An article about how the U.S. is augmenting its military presence around the Caspian, with a view to explore the rich oil resources of the region, at the expense of friction with the regional powers Russia and China.

About the coersion/torture used in the interrogation of suspected Al-Qaeda members.

The second part of the Gilberto Gil article.

An article in the Guardian about Gilberto Gil, written by a reporter who spent a week with him. The title? The Minister of Cool!

On how the U.S. is determined to suppress the independent Arab media.

An interview with Michael Moore.

A curious article/interview with Shiff, a pianist tackling Bach's Goldberg's variations. It's a glimpse into a world alien to me, all these subtleties and different interpretations for a piece of music.

An article explaining the current situation of the Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona. I saw noticeable advance between my two visits there, in 1999 and 2002.

On some new evidence of who was actually behind the putch attempt in Russia in 1993.

On an almost off-the-record interview with Wladimir Putin on Chechnya and democracy.

An article on Oxford viewed by a tourist.