"Beauty is in the eye of the brie-holder." – Cy Twombly A Letter Dear Mr. Gossip-Editor: Last night I was visiting my daughter in her room when we noticed a bug crawling on her bed. The insect flapped its wings, flew… then glowed! A weak greenish light flickered on the ceiling. We were as […]
Don’t you judge anyone too quickly!
Against all odds Susan Boyle is this week the subject of everybody’s conversation. Everywhere in the world. She got into fame after her remarkable (outstanding!) appearance on last week’s Britain’s Got Talent, on ITV1. And the Queen would definitely be well inspired to give her a medal of some sort, because her story is amazing […]
Kevin ’07 and Howard the . . .
Now that we have had a thorough year to see the differences between the two, it is time to compare Kevin Rudd to John Howard. John Howard’s most memorable moments, in his time as Australia’s Prime Minister, were the ones where he was made fun of. Looking back, he was quite a power-walker, remember that […]
Bosnia & Herzegovina: New UNESCO Heritage Site; New Cross Memorial
by Elia Varela Serra One of the main news items in the Bosnian blogosphere this week has been the addition of the Višegrad stone bridge to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The bridge, named after Mehmed Paša Sokolović, one of the most famous Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire, born in Višegrad in 1505, connects the […]