2010 Wettest Year on Record – and Tied for Hottest
2010. What more can be said? Queensland, Australia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are being swamped from unprecedented rains. In …
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Imperial Cruise by James Bradley — A Secret History of Empire and War
We have been recently treated to a bit of public discussion about those who re-write history in order to clean …
The Stoning of Soraya M — A Film of Iran
Of all the terrible means human beings have used to put others to death few exceed stoning for sheer cruelty; …
Adrift on the Nile — a Novel of Egypt by Naguib Mahfouz
I came to Naguib Mahfouz’s novel Adrift on the Nile after having seen the movie of the same name. As …
Weather Weather Everywhere and Not A Plan in Sight
It is hard to get people impressed with the size of the disaster flooding over Australia’s north east province of …