Emdashes (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
Will Uncle Ted Stevens, Alaska Senator, go to prison? And if so, what will he do there? Click on the cartoon to enlarge it! Read "The Wavy Rule" archive .
Emdashes (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
_Paul writes_: It's not like it's a colony on Mars, or a hair-restoring drug. Or a tree that produces croissants, or trolleys that run on sarcasm. The technology for the electric car is already here, and has been here for quite some time. The fact that it's been quashed by the auto industry borders on the criminal. If someone killed the electric car, can it be resuscitated? For the world's...
Emdashes (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
He's called the "First Dude." He's been CC'd on e-mails from the office of his wife, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, although he has no official title or role in the state government. He has also involved himself in other matters of governance, both financial and personnel-related. For all Sarah Palin's talk about being a modern independent woman, she can't take two steps without the suffocating presence...
Emdashes (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
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Emdashes (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
You've seen the billboards for the new Bond film, and maybe, like me, you've wondered what the meaning of "Quantum of Solace" is. This was the name of a short story by Sir Ian Fleming, but the plot of the film has no similarity to that of the short story. The name sounds mysterious enough to intrigue movie-goers, I suppose. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", by the way, delivers exactly what you'd expect....
Emdashes (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Martin has been covering Horace Engdahl's snobbish, narrow-minded, and rather insensitive remark that Americans are "too insular and ignorant" to really be in the running for a Nobel Prize for Literature. If I ever write a novel, it'll be called Engdahl's Nightmare . Let's hope it wins the Nobel. Click on the cartoon to enlarge it! Read "The Wavy Rule" archive .
Emdashes (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Paul writes : I suppose we should be grateful that McCain "cleared things up" after a woman remarked that Obama was an "Arab" instead of proclaiming: "He sure is! Straight from Arabland, somewhere east of prissy, socialist Europe!" Of course, the two are not mutually exclusive, as this country is home to more than a million Arab Americans. McCain should have mentioned that too, but the Republicans,...
Emdashes (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
Paul writes : "From Despotism to Destination" was the name of an interesting article by Ben Carmichael for the February 2008 issue of Print . Carmichael explored how countries came up with branding campaigns to make themselves attractive to tourists. Myanmar, and its corrupt and repressive regime , has not done the same; the cartoon is my own leap into the unknown. Incidentally, Emily has pointed out...
Emdashes (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
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Emdashes (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
Will McCain plant another "common man" amongst the crowd to grill Obama? Click on the cartoon to enlarge it!
Glamorgan Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
... using their possession wisely through the kicking of outside half Lee Bumford and scrum half Ieuan Morris, the pressure was now all on the opposition but Fleur were unable to capitalise on a number of penalties awarded to them.However Celtic, after winning good ball through Chris Everett in a line out set up a rolling maul but despite being brought down, the ball went out to the backs and...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
... Dublin yesterday said Esta would make travel easier for the vast majority of transatlantic fliers.Paul Morris of US Customs and Border Protection said the data sought from the traveller under Esta is "virtually identical" to the old paper-based system.Over 99.5 per cent of Esta users have been authorised to travel, he said. Travel was not authorised in cases where a person is suspected...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
British tourists will be banned from travelling to America unless they have applied to US security for approval to travel before they depart under increased security requirements.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... as with the I-94 form. The scheme is free and is valid for multiple entries for two years.Paul Morris, executive director of customs and border protection, told The Daily Telegraph that he expected 99.6 of all applicants would be approved for travel within four seconds. The rest will be subject to closer scrutiny before a decision is taken or will be rejected outright.So far 1,000...
Buzz Patrol (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
A 32-year-old man from Llanelli has been fined £75($140) for dumping his sex doll in a lay-by on the main road between Llanelli and Llannon. Carmarthenshire Council officers also found other adult toys and saucy underwear in the black bin bags. Crazy!! Area environmental officer Paul Morris said: “Due to the sensitive nature of the waste, and [...]
