friend of the built environment

Letter to the Editor of Foreign Affairs:
In response to Benn Steil’s well-written and admirably ‘open-worlded’ essay “The End of National Currency” (May/June 2007), I would like to strenuously object to the opinion that national or small-econcomy currencies are detrimental to robust economies in the era of globalization.

In fact, despite their best efforts, European states are not [...]

…And the President told reporters that, while he is against killing people, he’s scared to say anything bad about guns for fear that Charlton Heston will shoot his ass up. Back to you, Kevin.

Near Drowning At Bolton Pool
Local lifeguards saved a toddler’s life ad authorities said that he child’s gradmother was no where to be foud. Pool officials are appealing to parents to never leave children tha young at a pool withouth adult supervision. Margaret Johnson has the story.
…Maybe faulty keyboard? I hope?

I watched it again on the train ride to my sister’s today. It is a truly heart-warming movie. I first saw it many years ago and it’s remained one of my favorites ever since. I’m thoroughly convinced that it has played a larger part in my longing to live in Toronto than even my trip [...]

Great, another ranty “In Your Face” album from The Cure. And to think they are screwing up an entire tour for the sake of it… Ugh…
After which Album did The Cure/Robert Smith start universally sucking on record?
Don’t get me wrong: I love The Cure. They were my first really big favorite band and I still [...]

As I continue to hear about my government’s ongoing fight for its right to unwarranted surveillance, waterboarding of untried suspects, and itchy trigger fingers pointed at Persia, Russia, China and who knows where else, I keep remembering a quote I read several months ago:
Human rights are part of what it means to be civilised. Locking up [...]