Long interview at the A.V. Club with Terry Pratchett. Lots of focus on the latest novel, Dodger, but also about Pratchett’s writing methodology in general.
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Depressing news about the nanny attitudes on college campuses. Rife with examples of crackdowns on free speech, this article exposes some of the worst codes and behavior of the current bureaucratic college class.
When will people get is straight? Victor Frankenstein created the monster. He is not the fictional man-made monster as so many people wrongly assert.
Archeologists have discovered the possible remains of Richard III, showing that history is rarely set in stone.
Interesting discoveries regarding possible life on Mars in the past, with warm pockets of water. Possibly it all vanished through global warning, before even humans showed up.
An eye-opener early account of the first days of the Syrian conflict, now with over 35,000 dead and growing daily, while Russia and China turn a blind eye and do nothing. Samat Yazbek’s book is a person view of the nightmare, the death and intimidation of Assad’s forces. The conflict by now has consumed hope and future, and even if Assad leaves or id deposed, the violence will continue.
This song is simply wonderful, and the video a perfect fit. Why is this not available in the US as a non-import?
The most expensive villa in Bergen, Norway is on the market because the own no longer can stand the rainy weather. I spent a few years on the west coast of Norway, and two years in Bergen. During one of those years I think it rained 80+ days in a row, and the constant mist and sight of water everywhere is depressing. The initial cost in 2000 was 38 million kroner. Now, the housing market in Norway and prices in general are astronomical, and inflation certainly doesn’t help, but almost all houses now are sold in “million” prices. Still, that’s one very expensive abode.
Rather than fight the unions, baked good manufacturer, Hostess has decided to shut down business.
“The Board of Directors authorized the wind down of Hostess Brands to preserve and maximize the value of the estate after one of the company’s largest unions, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), initiated a nationwide strike that crippled the company’s ability to produce and deliver products at multiple facilities,” Hostess said in the statement.
So, around 18,000 jobs vanish.
Even in the era of “more government transparency” it appears the government wants your data. Google has released numbers showing a steady climb in requests. Not even the head of the CIA is exempt from surveillance hunger.
