Thursday, August 28, 2003

An interesting article by a former Trade Minister from the UK, about Cuba.

Wednesday, August 27, 2003

The top U.S. official in Iraq admits the obvious: that rebuilding Iraq will cost much more than destroying it. This is not much of a concern for the U.S. government, as both endeavours enriched, or will enrich, the corporations that brought it to power. It's payback time.

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

Some entries in the diary of a man who recovered sight after a lifetime of total blindness. It makes for interesting reading.

Monday, August 25, 2003

Saturday, August 23, 2003

Clare Short's evaluation on what the Hutton inquiry has found so far, regarding Britain's reasons for going to war against Iraq.

Monday, August 18, 2003

Saturday, August 16, 2003

An article on new research about mental and emotional states of animals, and the rights they should have.

Thursday, August 14, 2003

On the use of the word 'love' or even 'lover' in Bristol, as a treatment pronoun even to strangers.

Wednesday, August 13, 2003

US study concludes that conservatism is rooted psychologically in "fear and aggression and the intolerance of ambiguity". This kind of study is dubious, but the reactions to it are interesting.

Thursday, August 07, 2003

Dr. Strangeloves meet to plan new nuclear era. US government scientists and Pentagon officials will gather today behind tight security at a Nebraska air force base to discuss the development of a modernised arsenal of small, specialised nuclear weapons which critics believe could mark the dawn of a new era in proliferation.
A good-humored take on how the British always end up as villains in Hollywood films, and the Americans as heroes.
A good-humored take on how the British always end up as villains in Hollywood films, and the Americans as heroes.
A good-humored take on how the British always end up as villains in Hollywood films, and the Americans as heroes.

Tuesday, August 05, 2003

Um artigo sobre a criacao do maior recife artificial do hemisferio sul, em Rio das Ostras, RJ.
Agora brasileiros que fazem conexao aerea em aeroportos americanos vao precisar de visto. Isso vai me afetar...

Monday, August 04, 2003

Mel Gibson had already impressed me (negatively) through the roles he's been chosing to play, including many Patriots (that's actually the title of one of his films), and some chillingly fascist types. Now he's at the center of a row with both Jewish and Christian academics, over a film he co-directed with his own money, and which he claims was the work of the Holy Ghost, with him as a mere instrument. Article on the controversy.