In an innovative form of punishment, Saddam Hussein's jailkeepers specifically asked to have a colour TV placed in his cell so he could watch a video recording of
'One of the most surprising political developments since the attacks of Sept. 11. 2001 has been the extent to which the fight against terrorism has divided the democratic world&
Colleague Nicola (or should that be comrade Nicola?) draws my attention to this article from the March edition of Newsweek, moaning that the blogosphere is full of white, middle-class males.
"There could be more to a butterfly's poetic wandering than meets the eye." Hey, that's how I feel about openDemocracy. A little nature news
Blogs link to blogs link to blogs. There is a perpetual conversation taking place, but very little of it crosses cultural or even geographic boundaries. A new Global voices blog
There were two legs to what can be called Tony Blair’s project as he sought to become Prime Minister of the UK: the modernisation of Britain and trusting him
Back in March, the German news magazine Der Spiegel ran an interview with Pan Yue, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration in the People's Republic of
Gosh this blogging thing is getting popular isn't it? Hang on... wake up Toto, I don't think we're in 2001 anymore...
Damn mutt. Anyway,
Surely, it's only a matter of time now before someone sets up a website that lets you vote online for the next pope. There have been quite a
A sour atmosphere hangs over the general election in Britain, now called for 5 May. It is the smell of a great opportunity decaying: the opportunity to change Britain, offered
"The Pope is many things, but one of them is the last emperor." Slugger O'Toole picks up a piece from The Irish Times today. "The
John Paul II is headlining everywhere this week. Even the Arab media have been leading on the story, say the New York Times. Online, the most thorough posthumous account of
