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The Typo Eradication Advancement League

Nobody’s perfect, and when it comes to typos, that adage seems even more true (my mother noted a fantastic one I’d made the other day – “he loves with his mother” rather than “he lives with”).  So two young men – one of them local (to me, that is), are doing something about it – [...]

31.03.2008

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Saudi woman murdered for using Facebook

Facebook is certainly a news heavyweight as of late; first Fouad Mourtada, now this?  Well, technically this happened first – last August, a Saudi woman was beaten and shot by her own father for chatting with a man on Facebook.  The story was untouched by Western media and only truly emerged this week after preacher [...]

31.03.2008

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Limoncello, friends?

Since moving to Boston, Hamza and I have certainly attempted to explore Boston’s vast expanse of eateries.  We’ve hit the South End (most notably, to B&G Oysters), Back Bay, Brookline, Allston (really?), our own Brighton (My favorites being neighbors Tasca and Bamboo).  We had a low-key Valentine’s Day here and got our superbowl Sunday wings [...]

25.03.2008

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If it’s reality, then why’s it on TV?

I am one of those people who enjoys not having a TV. In fact, I would happily give up my TV right now. Don’t touch my internet, don’t touch my books or trashy magazines, but my TV? I won’t miss it. I’ve only felt differently once in my life; shortly after arriving in Morocco, it [...]

24.03.2008

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Have some integrity!

Last summer, I wrote a post comparing a fantastic article on Morocco with a rather terrible one. Almost immediately, the author of the terrible one contacted me, defending their (yes, I’m using the wrong pronoun on purpose) article, then consequently threatening to sue me for defamation. After much consideration, I decided it just wasn’t worth [...]

19.03.2008

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Fouad Mourtada is Free!

Since I have already blogged about this elsewhere, I’ll keep it short and sweet. Fouad Mourtada was freed today on a royal pardon after serving 25 days of a three year sentence. His crime: impersonating Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco on social networking site Facebook. Now Fouad is free, but what’s next? Will he be [...]

18.03.2008

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A tip to the wise

As I was sitting around Sunday night, trying to figure out which Baldwin I shared Binghamton University’s hallowed halls with (and poring over Wikipedia’s list of famous Binghamton alums, to which I added myself, of course, because I’m that cool), when I discovered a very familiar-sounding name. I clicked on it, thinking, “Hmm, I wonder [...]

17.03.2008

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If you order a pizza at 4:35, it’ll be ready at 9:55?

Now I know why we never order out from Pizzeria Uno! We enjoyed a fabulous dinner at B&G Oysters last night, followed by George Carlin, live at the Wang Center (yes, non-Bostonians, it’s really called that…except now it’s owned by Citibank and referred to as the Citi Wang, which is somehow even worse). Carlin was [...]

16.03.2008

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Lalla Lydia: Les Fleurs du Mal

My friend Lalla Lydia shares photographs from a unique protest of sorts going on at Portland State University (Washington).

15.03.2008

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Restaurante!

I admittedly have neglected my blog since returning from Miami but ah, with good reason, for I have been reviewing restaurants for a new site (I’ll announce more when it launches), attending meetings for various ventures and going out more often than I usually do. The most exciting event this weekend? Running into none other [...]

09.03.2008

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Liveblogging the Primaries?

I considered liveblogging the primaries for a moment or two – then it occurred to me that it’s 11:00 pm EST and really – who is reading my blog right now?  Certainly no one in Morocco (it’s 4 am there – if you’re up, go to bed!), doubtful anyone on the east coast…Probably no one [...]

04.03.2008

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