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International Women’s Day and Daniel Craig Wears Heels to Celebrate
And good for him, too. March 8th is International Women’s Day and this year’s UN theme is: Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women. In the UK, this Day is a chance to remind residents that equality is still a work in progress — featuring the fabulous Daniel Craig and the voice of Dame Judy Dench:
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
Nicholas Kristof blogs this afternoon: But the game isn’t over, and now a word of caution. I worry that senior generals may want to keep (with some changes) a Mubarak-style government without Mubarak. In essence the regime may have decided that Mubarak had become a liability and thrown him overboard — without any intention of […]
Egyptians Win!
Several news sources are reporting that Hosni Mubarak is announcing his resignation tonight.
Too Little, Too Late
Bill Kristol tries to throw Glenn Beck and his nutty Egyptian caliphate theories under the bus.
A Journalist’s Job
Unrest continues to grow in Egypt and journalists are getting caught in the crossfire. For some reason, this made Time‘s Jay Newton-Small cranky.
The Remarkable Events In Egypt
It’s been one week since mass protests have started in Egypt. What’s the latest?
Egypt
Reports today are that unrest in Egypt is growing. Yesterday Egypt cut off internet access in an attempt to making it more difficult for protests to organize. Protests are occurring despite this.
The War Will Be Digitized
The New York Times has an account of the development of the Stuxnet worm to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program.
Happy New Year
Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. – Helen Keller
The Pope Blames The 70s For The Sex Abuse Scandal
Pope Benedict offered a new excuse for the sex abuse scandals in the church – it was the 70s fault.
New Republican Theme Song: Thank Heaven For Little Girls
Since this bill had nothing to do with abortion let’s just call it what it is: Republicans are okay with young girls being forced into marriage. Sorry, if that sounds harsh, but that’s what their vote says. Via Steve Benen: FAILING TO PROTECT GIRLS FROM CHILD MARRIAGE…. As Jodi Jacobson explained the other day, “An […]
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