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Monthly Archives: January 2012
In Praise of Al-Jazeera
I remember some time ago, sitting in our living room in Bogor, Indonesia, and turning on the TV to watch our first news broadcast from Al-Jazeera. We were skeptical beforehand, anticipating news coverage with a serious pro-Arab bias. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, CNN, FOXX, Jon Stewart, news, NPR, Stephen Colbert, world
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American Football—Some Pro’s and Con’s
What a topic of ambivalence. This ambivalence is captured in the tongue in cheek commentary of American ‘humor columnist’ Dave Barry. Capturing the absurdity of this year’s events, he concludes, “…repelled by the drainage ditch that our political system has … Continue reading