Newsweek asks What if Al Gore had won the 2000 election? It provides an alternative oral history with quotes from several journalists as they imagine the Earthly paradise that would…

Only one: Not to be so damn lazy. (As in writing.) Yours?

Taiwan enjoys all things Japanese, a holdover from when the island was a Japanese possession. For example, several Japanese stations are broadcast over the cable system here (subtitled in Chinese).…

A bunch of little guys fight to save the ranch from an evil baron. One hired hand rises up, leaves the baron, befriends the little guys, learns their simple ways,…

I received a Kindle this year as a Chanukah present, courtesy of my delightful fianc´e. Since e-readers had come up on this blog a couple of times, I thought I…

Note: please ask permission before copying in toto. Cast: Barack Obama as Benny Hill Wen Jiabao as Little Old Bald Guy (wigged) Nicholas Sarkozy as The Frenchman Angela Merkel as…

From the NY Times: Major Earthquake Strikes Taiwan... The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.4-magnitude quake was centered off the eastern coast of Taiwan...The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not…