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New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran
"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...
The South has a Good Story to Tell
"The fast-changing modern world is raising the living standards of billions in the South – China alone has lifted 400 million people out of poverty since the 1980s - but it is also risking the loss of many rich cultural traditions. One of them is storytelling. Oral... The strength of the early eyewitness report
Poynter Institute vice-president, author and writing guru Roy Peter Clark talks about a seminar presentation he attended by blogger Josh Benton and how he came away struck by Benton's logic on real time... Does news still matter?
There was a time when Walter Cronkite was the most trusted person in America. That he was a news anchor made him a perfect candidate for that position. But these days the news business is becoming a less...Haitian Slavery Uncovered In South Florida
This is a major story which the main stream media will ignore because the Haitians have no political power.This is more common than one would think in South Florida. We all see the everyday smiling faces on the...The media’s tragic misunderstanding of Iraqi domestic politics
"The conventional media narrative about Iraqi politics misses all sorts of hugely important factors. Robert Dreyfuss raises some provocative questions journalists should be asking about motivations, alliances – and whether the U.S. is backing all the wrong people. By Robert...EXCLUSIVE: Hamas makes its case
"Just days after Gaza fell to Hamas, the Islamists’ senior most official in Beirut Osama Hamdan met with a prominent western lawmaker to lay out Hamas’ side of the story. In a candid, wide ranging conversation, Hamdan offers a fascinating and compelling narrative of the...The Labyrinth Unbound: Weblogs as Literature
"The novel is, as Doody (1996) reminds us after Henry James, ââa loose baggy monster.â And it is so chiefly because it does not acknowledge the distinction between⦠Form and Matterâ (p.304). The weblog likewise collapses form and matter such that they...Kirkuk, Oil and the Kurds
"Before the end of this year, the residents of the city of Kirkuk (about 250 KM north of Baghdad) will partake in a referendum to choose their fate. At issue is whether the oil rich city will be annexed as part of so-called Kurdistan. The history of Kirkuk is emblematic of...Goodbye Bronze Cowboys
I am so glad that this idea is gaining in currency. Public art, historically, has been so bad. Move over bronze cowboys! Make space for interesting, vibrant, engaging, dynamic systems in public space."Public art organizations with an eye on new media are using surprising...Baker's Real Game: We broke it, you own it
Sullivan has a mixed record in terms of getting it when it comes to American foreign policy but there is an interesting post on his blog today about the USG's real motives: "I think everyone, right and left, is making a mistake in taking the ISG Report's policy...Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R
"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R
"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...God vs. Science - TIME Convenes The Debate.
"We revere faith and scientific progress, hunger for miracles and for MRIs. But are the worldviews compatible? TIME convenes a debate. There are two great debates under the broad heading of Science vs. God. The more familiar over the past few years is the narrower of the two:...BONNIE GREER GIVES THE LOWDOWN ON BRITISH THEATRE...
The director Jonathan Meth, who heads the playwrights' organisation, writernet, says Britian is "training people for a future theatre which doesn't yet exist. This is as it should be." He cites a quotation from the...
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