When Will Cyprus Reunite? Probably Never
We’ve been in Cyprus for one day and have talked a lot about the big question many of us brought with us: What is up with the separation of the country? Our guide had firm opinions, as did most of the other Cypriots. She said that when she was asked […]
Yenny Wahid Knows What a Martyr Really Is
Tonight as I flew to London, I had plenty of time to read the Weekend Wall Street Journal. Among the notable stories was a profile of a rarity: A muslim who has spoken out, loudly, against the twisted views that Islamofacists are putting out. Yenny Wahid is a prominent Muslim […]
Crash: A Soaring Tour de Force
Since losing two DVDs owned by Blockbuster, I haven’t been able to rent my usual share of movies, even though they continue to bill me each month. One of the movies I would have rented was offered on Virgin Atlantic’s amazing inflight movie system, where a veritable blockbusterish bevy of […]
The Cafe is Opening March 7–and I’m Off to Cyprus
Today was another whirlwind of a day, we began at 9 am as a snowstorm blew about, meeting with the new cafe employees. GoNOMAD CAFE, the new internet cafe in town, will officially open on March 7. We gathered our future baristas together to discuss what we expect and how […]
Porn, Porn, Even on the Phone They Want Porn
Jason Lee Miller writes in Web Pro News about how popular cell phones are for Porn“The young executive sits with his back against the terminal wall and flips open his mobile phone. Using Google’s Mobile Search, he begins sifting through an array of tawdry “religious experiences” and nobody’s the wiser. […]
Critical Mass: Cool Idea, Bad Times in NYC
From today’s Village Voice sad news about a really cool idea. “Minutes into last month’s Critical Mass bike ride in Manhattan, two cops on scooter patrol collided as they moved to head off the cyclists. One officer reportedly lost control while trying to grab a biker and slammed into the […]
Susan Orlean: A Wonderful Lady to Hate
“It all began on a Thursday. I was at my computer idly scrolling through House & Home, that most invidious section of the New York Times, and there it was: a splashy article about New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean, and the house she and her husband recently built in […]
