While I doubt books are going to become extinct anytime soon, the industry will most certainly change in the upcoming years. Just like television and Internet have changed the book publishing landscape, so will blogs and digital books. This pains me, because I have always loved books. But it seems to me that, in an… Read More Murderer!
The best part about blogging is that you don’t have to be a journalist or an author with an officially recognised website. You can be mister or miss anyone, have an opinion and post it on your own blog. While there are many blogs out there that are onlines diaries, many others that are ramblings… Read More The power of blogging when it is well used: A fellow blogger’s response to an AP article
I once heard someone say: “Ah, ‘X-mas’: X marks the spot where Christ was taking out of Christmas”. How that (sadly) rings true. His Holiness Jesus Christ has taken an unfortunate back seat to the decorations, the presents and the old man in a red suit climbing down chimneys (seriously, doesn’t anyone else see how… Read More X marks the spot
I can feel the excited, giggly fan-girl within me when I type titles such as the one I graced this post with, coming out of the little room I have sequestered it in. It happens, every once in awhile, that something makes her come out with a vengeance – especially when I read something like… Read More The oddity of intelligence: Another Heather Mallick gem
I read an article published on ITH.com that made my jaw drop – and not in a good way. I wanted to see other people’s reactions. In short, the article is about the guilt rich people feel when shopping for extravagant items, and how a new niche market has been established, composed partly by invitation-only… Read More From IHT: Even in recession, spend they must: Luxury shoppers anonymous
I have to admit that I don’t like the title of the post by Georgie Binks. I love his post (very insightful, thoughtful and provoking), but the title seems to encourage the labelling of decisions that are seen as controversial as being the worst decisions. Then again, I also understand that in a way, choosing… Read More CBC: ‘When making the worst decision is the best thing to do’
I… I just… I really don’t know… What can you say about the post below? Seriously? Woman Sued for Rescue Effort in Car Crash; Legal Experts Say California Ruling Could Make Good Samaritans Hesitate By Sysan Donaldson James, published on December 19th 2008 No good deed goes unpunished, or so goes the saying. Such was… Read More Want to help the distressed? Think about it carefully…
I have been struggling to understand where the current economic crisis has come from, what are its causes and how can we help get out of it. And guess what? I have yet to totally grasp what is going on. All the economic theories, arguments, discussions, books, articles and blogs are giving me headaches (thankfully,… Read More Economic Crisis and what-nots: the real deal
‘Did Coldplay rip off Joe Satriani’, we are being asked all over the Internet these days. It seems that Coldplay might have copied their hit song’s melody from that of a song Joe Satriani wrote awhile ago. Now I’m no music expert. I’ve mentioned this before, but the only thing I’m good at when it… Read More Inspiration versus plagiarism in the age of the Internet: the case of Joe Satriani vs Coldplay
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Police have arrested 49 people this week in a northern Iranian city during a crackdown on “satanic” clothes, IRNA news agency reported Thursday. The measures are the latest in a country-wide campaign against Western cultural influence in the Islamic Republic, where strict dress codes are enforced. “Police confronted rascals and thugs who… Read More From Reuters: Police detain 49 for “satanic” clothes