Overheard in New York (Free subscription) | yesterday
(two guys coming out of the bar bathroom) Guy #1 : I'm taking another shot. Guy #2 : What have you got to lose? Pride? Fuck pride. Guy #1 : You're right man. --Bar, 35th & 3rd Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2008-07-25
Inveresk Street Ingrate (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The Glasgow Herald editorial calls it a 'Moment of Truth' , but the victor in the Glasgow East By-Election tonight will be the 'Don't care, who gives a toss, how did Celtic do against Cardiff tonight?' Party' . I can't be too cheeky about such matters. I was meaning to do a regular blogsearch of Glasgow East stories between the calling of the election and the result itself but life, music, books,...
thisislondon (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tucked away in the middle of the peloton, the yellow jersey of Tour de France leader Carlos Sastre was conspicuous by its near absence from view on Friday.
The Economist (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
In many parts of the world, the right to change one's beliefs is under threat AS AN intellectually gifted Jewish New Yorker who had reached manhood in the mid-1950s, Marc Schleifer was relentless in his pursuit of new cultural and spiritual experiences. He dallied with Anglo-Catholicism, intrigued by the ritual but not quite able to believe the doctrine, and went through a phase of admiration for...
Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
With a retail slowdown beginning, Just Group shareholders have been given a stark choice by the acquisitive Solomon Lew – take the money or gamble on an uncertain future. 23 Jul 2008 12:49 PM
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Nas’ hatred for television giant Fox has been well-publicized. He doesn’t have a problem with The Moment of Truth, rather the rapper has issues with the conservative and “racist” leanings interlaced with their news reports, as evidenced by his penning the song “Sly Fox,” off Untitled, as a protest rally against the broadcasters. Now, Nas [...]
Challies Dot Com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Michael Yon has logged more time in combat situations in Iraq than any other reporter, and this despite twice being removed from Iraq for his critical statements about the U.S. military leadership. Remarkably, he has spent his time in Iraq largely as an independent reporter and blogger rather than an associate of a massive media network. As such, he offers a unique voice—one that is vastly different...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Canada's new international trade minister, Michael Fortier, has his sights set on an "ambitious" result coming out of this week's World Trade Organization talks in Geneva.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
History suggests that talk of "do-or-die" surrounding the meeting of trade ministers that starts today in Geneva deserves to be greeted with weary cynicism. Ever since...
Tammy Bruce (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
The UN, a corrupt, terrorist-enabling, child-raping organization, provides a moment of truth. Israel Decries U.N. Troops After Peacekeepers Salute Dead Hezbollah Terrorists Israel is calling for removal of two United Nations soldiers from Lebanon after photographs surfaced of the soldiers saluting the coffins of Hezbollah terrorists during a prisoner exchange Wednesday. Associated Press photographer...
Trade Diversion (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Pascal Lamy says that this weekend is a " moment of truth " for the Doha Round negotiations. Dozens of ministers are gathering in Geneva in a run-up to a meeting Monday. The G8 summit put out lots of "now is crucial" statements , but we've heard those so many times that Emmanuel dubbed Pascal Lamy to be Don Quixote . Alan Winters says that the Doha Round agricultural negotiations are basically done,...
The Australian (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
IT'S the moment of truth for Doha.
Geostrategy (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Source The UN has urged African leaders at a key summit in Egypt to try to negotiate a solution to the crisis in Zimbabwe. UN Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro said this was the "moment of truth" for the African Union leaders. President Robert Mugabe is attending the meeting. He was sworn in on Sunday after a victory that observers said had been undermined by pre-poll violence. South Africa...
Poker Girl In Vegas (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
We arrive in Texas and the moment of truth arrives - I finally get to meet Army Guy Ron. And guess what? He's even hotter in person that I could have ever imagined! Score! I was pretty psyched! We had a great time while I was there. Amazingly enough, all three couples clicked. Mike liked his girl, JP liked his girl and Ron (Pryck) and I had total chemistry too. We had a whirlwind week. I remember going...
Blogizdat (Just Think About It) (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
From Blogizdat LJ : Some Random Things About Me : +++++ I Speak Nineteen Different Languages Okay, that's not quite true, it's more like Eighteen, at least in the sense that Three and Eighteen are both numbers, but I really *do* speak Three Different Languages, except that I'm sorta fibbing, cause Spanish and Portuguese are not *that* different, and anyway, forget all those furrin' languages, cause...
