24 hours
Sarah Palin is meeting how many? foreign leaders in 24 hours? I forget. And I suspect she will too. Very quickly. How is it possible… Læs mere »24 hours
politics
School buses
On our trip through America we often marvelled over the school bus system. Wherever we were, we saw school buses everywhere and we noticed how… Læs mere »School buses
Double standards
I was recently enlightened on a new blog on The Times’ page. It’s called Alpha Mummy and it’s full of good stuff. Some pretty clever… Læs mere »Double standards
AA Gill on Ms. Palin
The Sunday Times is unbeatable. There is no better Sunday paper – at least not of all the English, Swedish and Danish language newspapers I’ve… Læs mere »AA Gill on Ms. Palin
Ms. Palin revisited and other odds and ends
A friend of mine sent me this very funny episode of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. You won’t be surprised to hear that his… Læs mere »Ms. Palin revisited and other odds and ends
He might be old, but he looks even older…
Here’s a commercial from the Obama camp, which might do the trick. Isn’t it great that Mr. McCain has actually been filmed while bragging about… Læs mere »He might be old, but he looks even older…
Wikipedia
I wrote the other day about Mrs. Palin’s Wikipedia entry probably undergoing changes as I was writing. I was more on the spot there than… Læs mere »Wikipedia
A little Obama and a lot of other stuff
Slate, New York Times, The American Prospect, Megan McArdle and a lot of sites that they’re linking to discuss the Obama speech. They seem to… Læs mere »A little Obama and a lot of other stuff
Boing Boing
I’ve had this Internet directory on my roll for quite some time, but it’s not really until today that I’ve found anything other than curiosities… Læs mere »Boing Boing
7 pencils made of paper…
Dane and I have developed a taste for Origami. The pencils to the left are folded by Dane. Soon I’ll make a brag-post with pictures… Læs mere »7 pencils made of paper…
More trees
From a father at my son’s school I heard that India does not export timber, it imports timber. This was apparently decided some decades ago,… Læs mere »More trees
Links
Now, what kind of idiot does a thing like this? Thank you to Capac for the pointer. I’m always going on about TED (Technology Entertainment… Læs mere »Links
Samsø via The New Yorker…
A reporter from The New Yorker went to Samsø recently to learn about the island’s status as “Denmark’s Renewable Energy Island” and how they’ve actually… Læs mere »Samsø via The New Yorker…
A “dunk in the water”
The above is a quote from Donald Rumsfeld. And no, he wasn’t talking about his latest holiday by the sea or one of his grandchildren… Læs mere »A “dunk in the water”
What to do about city slum
Upon surfing the news circuit, I stumbled upon a really interesting article on CNN. It’s about the positive sides of city slums, favelas, shantytowns, or… Læs mere »What to do about city slum
So it’s Obama
I think I’m pleased… Read an excellent portrait of Mr. Obama in the New York Times. (Photo from New York Times)
Link day
From Marginal Revolution this about Icelanders being the happiest people on earth. From the New Yorker a bone-chilling recount of Nixon’s presidency and why that… Læs mere »Link day
State of the Earth en miniature
I guess I’m in that mood these days… Bear with me! Cruising Facebook I came across this touching little film, which – again – made… Læs mere »State of the Earth en miniature
