I have re-published this op-ed from today’s Washington Post unedited and in full. Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on 2nd October. He has not been seen since. It appears from … Continue reading
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Two days ago I finished reading “The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard” written by David Goodman and published in late 2017. It is a quick and fun read. Today CBS announced the return or Jean-Luc Picard in a new Star Trek … Continue reading
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The cooler February weather heralds parade season in Chiang Mai and the surrounding area. The flower festival is the first week of the month – with the strawberry festival in Samoeng a week later. There are also parades for Chinese … Continue reading
As a kid I kept scrapbooks of all the early Mercury, Gemini, Apollo space flights. I could name all the crews. I listened gob-smacked as Lovell, Boorman and Anders – the crew of Apollo 8 – recited from the book … Continue reading
Made a few years ago this short film pays tribute to beloved Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo. They’ve been traveling the highways and back roads of Canada for almost 30 years, bringing their music to audiences far and wide, … Continue reading
Death is inevitable. A bad death is not. This is an important article in the Economist. It is a discussion that society needs to have. And the Economist is spot on. We do not want to live as long as … Continue reading
Following the events on United Flight 3411 at Chicago O’Hare the US based journalist Steven Thrasher left a series of notes on twitter and they are thought-provoking and touch on issues that many Americans will avoid or ignore. Steven W … Continue reading
Here is my March 2014 web page – with extensive coverage of Malaysian 370. The following report is from Oliver Holmes for the Guardian on the day that Malaysia, China and Australia officially gave up their underwater search for the … Continue reading
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Barack Obama’s presidency lurched between idealism and acrimony but some of his accomplishments will endure, writes The Economist in an article looking at the legacy of his eight year Presidency. The article follows. 1 “A skinny kid with a funny … Continue reading