Aloha Hawaii
Aloha in Hawaiian means affection, love, peace, compassion and mercy. Since the middle of the 19th century, it also has come to be used as a greeting to say goodbye and hello. Hawaii was annexed to the USA on July 7th, 1898 – ah, our glorious colonial past! – and became the 50th state in […]
Margaret Atwood: Moral Disorder
Since it’s summertime, I thought maybe you’re looking for something to read. I’m going to read you a selection from a book that I’ve been reading and thought might help you make a choice on your summer reading list.
The Obama campaign, first half
Dark clouds are gathering: While Karl Rove, the architect of Bush’s success, has joined the McCain team, which means the campaign is going to turn very dirty, Barack Obama is making statements that can only alienate his supporters. Obama did so well in the first half of his campaign, but the presidency is his to […]
Batmobile
BMW has come out with a very cool concept car called GINA that looks like it should be sold in a sexshop. Watching the videos loving the skin on this transformer car, I was reminded of Batman, a favorite of the latex scene. As kids, we used to drape blankets over our shoulders and run […]
Mugabe
Now Zimbabwe urgently needs sorting out. See Eamonn’s editorial about Zimbabwe in Spotlight Online and find out about the dark humor that is keeping Zimbabwe going.
