I’m a geek in many ways, but in particular, I am a music geek. I was raised on it: My dad was a full-time professional musician (drums, bass, guitar, and vocals) until I was in my teens, and my mother plays flute and sings recreationally. As most kids were sung to sleep with lullabies, I […]
I know this is an awfully silly post to kick off my new blog design. I can’t help it. /explanation. Last weekend Yazan chatted me up with a fun fact: Marlboros in Japan are nearly 20% shorter than those back in his home country of Syria. His question: “Do you think Marlboro Japan is being […]
“The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crises maintain their neutrality.” – Dante Last week, the BBC made the decision not to air an appeal on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee for Gaza on the basis that “the BBC’s impartiality was in danger of being damaged.” […]