Saturday marks Robert Mugabe’s 83rd birthday. He’s the president of Zimbabwe and he will be celebrating with a US$1.2 million party, while the majority of his country’s people starve. He deserves it, right? “The number of Zimbabwe dollars that bought a three-bedroom house with a swimming pool and tennis court in 1990 will buy a [...]
Gimme a goddamned break. CNN.com: Bush officials misled public on global warming This news, of course, is actually nothing new. In Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth, a few minutes is dedicated to this very topic — and the now famous “recommendations” of a certain senior White House adviser.
The BBC reports: Severe hunger looms for Zimbabwe. “Zimbabwe is facing a food deficit of hundreds of thousands of tons — a third of its requirements — an international monitoring agency warns.” President Robert Mugabe instead blames an international plot to remove him from power. Wrong again Robert Gabriel.
I know, I know. You’ve probably seen this already, but I’ve been out of town a few days and as I’m cleaning up my inbox and doing the regular check of my favs, I came across this video of a rather normal-looking model receiving a makeover in truly remarkable fashion. If you haven’t seen this [...]
I just finished reading an incredible and inspiring article in this week’s Sports Illustrated about Lance Armstrong’s fight against cancer. I heard someone say, “It’s bold, gutsy and after reading it – one can’t help but feel engaged in ‘the fight’.” How true. Lance is very clear about his cause and his goal. He wants [...]
