December 2008
22 posts
The Accolade: An All-Female Saudi Rock Band →
The Accolade, an all-female Saudi rock band has received big-time media attention, including an interview with NPR and a feature in The New York Times. Despite the fact that the band cannot play in…
Dec 31st
Collages →
Christmas 2008 When I’m able to take a break from my usual blogging routine, I whip out the rubber cement, buy a couple magazines and collage. My collaging started back in high…
Dec 25th
Vision →
Quote: So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say. But to sacrifice a hair of the head of your…
Dec 25th
Blackbird Video →
Thanks to E for this.
Dec 25th
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Christmas Music, Santa Claus, and Colin Firth →
To be honest, I never really liked Santa Claus because he would come into my house, while I was sleeping, and leave presents. All of it creeped me out as a child. I didn’t know him. Why was he…
Dec 24th
Inside Jane’s Head →
Jane is at the movie theater. This is what she hears. “Hey, Eve.” “Hey.” “Did you get tickets to the Wailer’s concert?” “What?” “Wailer’s concert.” “Taylor’s what?” “Wailer’s…
Dec 24th
Dec 24th
“This time around, you could be anyone”
– Song lyrics
Dec 23rd
Change →
Obama Quote: Recognizing the power of the erotic within our lives can give us the energy to pursue genuine change within our world, rather than merely settling for a shift of…
Dec 23rd
Are Arab Women Finding Freedom as Flight... →
A quote from The New York Times article “In Booming Gulf, Some Arab Women Find Freedom in the Skies.”
Dec 23rd
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“At the end of the day, this is all just my two piasters on the matter and I’m...”
– The Dangers Of Unionizing The Jordanian Blogosphere
Dec 22nd
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Christmas Music →
Paper Sleighs is a christmas song by The Tremendous Seasons. It’s a reinterpretation of Paper Planes by MIA. Boss! The link is to a free download of their entire Christmas album.
Dec 22nd
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Link →
iPhone application list, the best I’ve seen yet: Skype.
Dec 22nd
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Link →
List of US Media on Twitter.
Dec 22nd
Shakespeare →
Quote: Though we say that we know nothing about Shakespeare’s state of mind, even as we say that, we are saying something about Shakespeare’s state of mind. The reason perhaps why we know so…
Dec 22nd
WatchWatch
Lodro is a photographer in the Blind Photographers Group.
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
Tumblr →
Dec 21st
iPhone, Why you gotta be so cute? →
Dec 21st
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Think Again →
The Atlantic shows us what new journalism means, just in case you were wondering. Transparency, video, and blog for each of their overarching questions.
Dec 21st