The Greenest Generation
The May Bank Holiday has to be one of the cleverest innovations that the British…
Year: 2009
The End of the American Era
Perhaps one of the funniest yet most obscure Monty Python sketches portrayed a meeting of…
The Forgotten Commandment
It’s difficult to discern which of the Ten Commandments is most frequently ignored these days.…
For Sale: One Politician, Used, Inquire Within
It must have been a nice 100-day anniversary present for President Obama to have Senator…
Of Swine and Swine Flu
For those who missed it, the source of the present swine flu pandemic may have…
Baby, You Can Take Away My Car
There is a certain greyness to Monday morning, no matter how bright the sunshine nor…
Review: “Let the Right One In” starring Kåre Hedebrant & Lina Leandersson
It’s uncommon to associate melancholy with either majesty or beauty, particularly in the English speaking…
Review: A View from the Foothills by Chris Mullin
[AMAZONPRODUCT=1846682231] Perhaps the most depressing aspect of Britain’s Labour government is the amount of conformity…
UK Budget 2009: The Triumph of Silliness
The Slovene philosopher Slavoj Zizek once said you could learn a great deal about a…
South Africa: Vote Prickly, Vote Democratic Alliance
Today is Earth Day, and by all rights, I probably should be commenting on that.…