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Iranians and Americans Say No To War

Thanks to Homeyra for pointing out this splendid grassroots joint American-Iranian initiative, Enough Fear. Check them out, and if you’re American or Iranian, consider participating in this great cause. UPDATE … Continue reading

17 January, 2007 · 6 Comments

A progressive Uncle Sam

Re-appropriate him for the cause! ;) Origin of this particular image is unknown; whoever has put it together, thank you. For an overview of the origins of the Uncle Sam … Continue reading

15 January, 2007 · Leave a comment

Palestinian hip-hop rocks Ramallah

From the beautiful art of Ismail Shammout to the literary theory of Edward Said, Palestine has a vibrant culture; a very rich literary, artistic, musical, culinary, youth, popular and high … Continue reading

12 January, 2007 · Leave a comment

Exclusive interview with Mount Everest

Hope you enjoy this one from Leunig as much as I do (if text not quite readable email me and I’ll send it as an attachment): Also see his Ban … Continue reading

29 December, 2006 · 5 Comments

Timely Reminders

"Those who crusade, not for God in themselves, but against the devil in others, never succeed in making the world better, but leave it either as it was, or sometimes perceptibly worse than what it was, before the crusade began. By thinking primarily of evil we tend, however excellent our intentions, to create occasions for evil to manifest itself."
-- Aldous Huxley

"The only war that matters is the war against the imagination. All others are subsumed by it."
-- Diane DiPrima, "Rant", from Pieces of a Song.

"It is difficult
to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found there"
-- William Carlos Williams, "Asphodel, That Greeny Flower"


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