Chasing the Flame: a review
This is a review of Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World by Samantha Power. Allen Lane, 2008. Most United Nations officials do not make for engrossing literary...
Amusement from Insipid Places
When I was younger I would ask people the following question: If you could be immortal and all you had to do was chop off the head of the person you most love, would you do it? Most people would look...
She Will Come
Please note that an audio recording of the poem is available below She will come Oh, yes! She will come. If I have to sprain an ankle, She will come, she will come. She makes like she won't, but that...
1948: a review
This is a review of 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris. Yale University Press. 2008. In 1980's, a group of Israeli historians including Tom Segev of Haaretz (a daily Israeli newspaper),...
The Revenge, Finding the Pirate
The previous installment of 13-year-old Chloe Bradshaw's dark take can be found here. “I seek information,” Luke told the vampire before him.“I wish to know the whereabouts of a pirate.”...
My Superhero Dream Team: prepare for glory!
Like most men, I have very limited insight into the higher neurological functions of the American female. So, as far as discussing the themes that women find appealing in their television and movies,...
What now? A turn to substance for Barack Obama
With Barack the nominee, the question is: what now? In Kentucky exit polls, only 1 in 3 Clinton supporters said they would vote for Obama in the general election. About 4 in 10 said they would vote...
Obama: the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?
Gerry Ford first addressed the country as President after Dick Nixon left office by saying: “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.” Tuesday night had me thinking the same...
Who’s afraid of the big, bad Scarf? The censure of the keffiyeh
When fashion becomes a crime worthy of the expulsion of winsome celebrity chef Rachael Ray from the billboards of Dunkin’ Donuts, it is clear that the laws of sensibility have been hurled through...
In Lebanon and beyond: could the Arab League be on the verge of resurgence?
Arab League-bashing is a favorite past time of the Arab masses. There is, at best, a sense of resignation that the Arab League is an institution that has failed miserably in resolving the conflicts...