Friday, May 18, 2012
So my girlfriend’s ten-year-old son comes home from school and starts in on a story in his rapid-fire, two-thirds-English-one-third-Dutch lingo about Miep, the lunch monitor, and I must not be getting it because Miep is a woman’s name but he … Continue reading
According to the Pew Global Attitudes Project survey, released in December, 59% of Egyptians think democracy is better than any other kind of government, and only 8% think suicide bombing is justifiable. But… 82% favor stoning people who commit adultery … Continue reading
Portions of a May 2009 U.S. diplomat’s assessment of Hosni Mubarak: He is a tried and true realist, innately cautious and conservative, and has little time for idealistic goals. Mubarak viewed President Bush (43) as naive, controlled by subordinates, and … Continue reading
a guide: how not to say stupid stuff about egypt
Jon Stewart has been imitated all over the world. But never before has a foreign broadcast asked formal permission to rip him off. Last night’s premier of the Dutch Daily Show… (Stewart makes an appearance at 15:50.) Daily Show NL … Continue reading