No one can put it better for the masses than Juan Cole: Netanyahu wants the Palestinians to acknowledge that Israel is a “Jewish state.” I don’t understand this demand. Israel is not a Jewish state, it is a multi-cultural state, with about half a million non-Jewish Russians and Ukrainians and 20% of its population is […]
I met my first “Internet” friend before it was considered unsafe to do so; actually, before it was considered at all. The year was 1996, and this boy I talked to online took a visit to my town with his parents. We hung out one afternoon, and I got my first taste of what it’s […]
This morning, I came across a comment from a total stranger on FriendFeed, a platform which – up until today – didn’t impress me much. The comment, by Mona Nomura, was simply: Any female who says she is ok with being a “friend with benefits” is lying to themselves. Stop it, you’re worth more. Immediately, […]