January 2011
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“Of the 57 countries in the vast geographic and cultural expanse known as the...”
– Soumaya Ghannoushi, “The propagation of neo-Orientalism”
Bread, freedom and dignity
thaitevel:
I heard an egyptian blogger answer this, in answer to the question:
what do the Egyptians want ?
Also he said:
I live in a country where i can be taken off the street without any prior crime or warning, nobody will find out where i am, and my parents will never find out where i am. They can do anything to me, nobody will know. I am not safe under this regime.
Watchtiffany:
Marco’s panel this morning at DLD. He was the only one who got an audience reaction. I’m so proud of you honey!
Thanks for posting this, Tiff! I am so proud of my brother, too!
Facebook just depresses me anymore
It’s all pictures of people pregnant. Or their damned ultrasound pictures. Or pictures of their infants and toddlers. Or status updates on how wonderful/awful their pregnancy is, or the adorable thing their kid said/did today.
I can’t even stand to eat lunch with some of my colleagues anymore, ‘cause that’s all it is there, too. For cryin’ out loud, that’s...
“A drop is the moment in a dance track when tension is released and the beat...”
– Sami Yenigun, The Five Deadliest Drops of 2010: NPR Music