July 6, 2010
On a drizzly, warm June night, the bars, galleries, and restaurants along Broadway are packed with young revelers. Traffic moves slowly, as drivers look for parking. The bar at the Donaldson, a boutique hotel, is so packed with stylish patrons that I can’t get a drink. My friend, a local, and I head over to [...] more
International editor questions war in country with ‘fewer than 100 al Qaeda fighters’ Since the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal as the commander of US forces in Afghanistan and CIA Director Leon Panetta’s admission a week ago that there may be no more than fifty to a hundred al-Qaeda members in that nation, there have been [...] more
June 23, 2010
Proving one’s feminist bona fides has become the latest challenge for women aspiring to public office. Is she a “real” feminist who walks in lock step with traditional feminist orthodoxy? Or is she a faux feminist, i.e. a woman who has benefited from traditional feminism, become all that she could be, but, alas, thinks independently on [...] more
School is out and summer is here, rescue your kids from the day to day ambush of video games, television and boredom. Enrolling your child or teen in a hip hop based summer camp is a great way to keep their minds energized and productive. more
President Obama met with the chief executives of more than a dozen major insurance companies at the White House on Tuesday to caution them against using new requirements in the recently enacted health-care reform legislation as a pretext to substantially raise premiums. “There are genuine cost drivers that are not caused by insurance companies. But what [...] more
June 18, 2010
US cops are employing Apple’s iPhone to help identify potential criminals. more
The announcement by Israel that it will take steps to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip has been roundly dismissed by the regional Arabic press as a cynical ploy. more
If you’re looking to say something contentious on the Internet, then Iceland is the place to go. The Icelandic Parliament unanimously passed a proposal yesterday to make the country a “new media haven” in an initiative inspired and strongly backed by Iceland-based whistleblower website WikiLeaks. more
A smiling man who bears a striking resemblance to the future president appears fleetingly in “Whoomp (There It Is)” – a successful 1993 release by hip-hop outfit Tag Team. more
June 17, 2010
The team in charge of protecting critical U.S. infrastructure against cyberattacks has been deemed inadequately prepared and staffed to do so by the U.S. Inspector General. more
