Archive For August 2011
2011: An Extraordinary Year in International Affairs
on August 7, 2011 by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Already, 2011 has proved an extraordinary year in international affairs. Governments across the world have needed to act quickly and responsibly to encourage positive change and foster stability in the […]
Are you a SMOG?
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Another item in the news this week, was the notion that the mother of girls are becoming known as SMOGS. A SMOG is the new breed of parent the “Smug […]
I’d rather be a minus than be on Google +
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
I have been on Google+ for at least three weeks now, and if you haven’t been a part of this so-called big threat to the Facebook cheese by now because […]
Tech Crazed
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
I feel like I rarely see faces anymore. Every day, I’m surrounded by people on the subway, in the street or riding the elevator with their heads down and eyes […]
Too Early for 2012 Predictions
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
A full fifteen months out from the 2012 election, we are starting to see a bit of hand-wringing among Democrats and signs of optimism among Republicans, largely on the basis […]
Lucille Ball. Mehhhhhhhh.
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
After you read this, you might be asking, and rightly so, why I took the time out of my day to type a passage verbatim from a fairly esoteric book […]
Why Martin Luther King’s Son Doesn’t Eat Meat
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
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Our Left Coast
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
In the summer of 2003, my family joined a dozen other Californians as we trekked and camped along the coast from Oregon to Mexico. We traveled 1,800 km on foot […]
Tomorrow’s Front Pages: Monday August 8, 2011
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
The dramatic pictures of riots in London dominate Monday’s front pages, as you would expect, but there is also space for the financial crisis – and in the case of […]
Questions Over Duggan’s Death As Tension In London Remains High
on by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)
Questions are being asked about the circumstances surrounding the killing of Mark Duggan as police launch an investigation into the riots sparked by his death in Tottenham. The Independent Police […]