The Return Of Uninspired Hollywood Movies Part II
There is nothing more depressing than reading a list of the latest offerings from Hollywood. Imagination is a rare quality there and the trends are easy to figure out. A film gets some unpredicted success and then the studios compete to produce more of the same and, as if that wasn’t bad enough, churn out [...]
Barroso’s Back
President Barroso gives every impression of being the happiest man on Earth and he is rarely seen these days without a huge grin. Certainly everything seems to be going his way; his re-election with a Lisbon-proof mandate, the appointment of a Council President and High Representative who will not outshine him, and now with his [...]
In Praise Of Mad Scientists
The ten IgNobel awards have just been awarded in front of a crowd of leading experts. The awards were set up in 1991 by the Annals of Improbable research to hail scientific research that ‘”that cannot, or should not, be reproduced’ and have the effect of to ‘first make people laugh, and then make them [...]
Myanmar Opposition Offers The Military Leaders A National Reconciliation Proposal
Exiled politicians from Myanmar arrived in Brussels to meet with parliamentarians and others in their bid to put pressure on Senior General Than Shwe’s military rule, ahead of expected 2010 elections. The Obama administration has announced a change in policy towards the what is regarded as one of the world’s most repressive and abusive regimes. [...]
Girls, Guns and Gonzo
Veteran Brussels journalist, Martin Jay has had an interesting and varied career as a freelancer, which included setting up The Sprout, an irreverent and provocative look at the Brussels scene.
In his new book, Girls, Guns and Gonzo, he reviews his earlier career where he visited some dangerous places to get the stories where others feared [...]
A Cry From The Heart
The greatest pain any parent can suffer is to have a child die. This happened to Ismael Khatib, a Palestinian from the Jenin refugee camp. His twelve year old son, Ahmed, shot by Israeli soldiers, was one of many child casualties of conflict, but what happened next was extraordinary. In the Israeli hospital where Ahmed [...]
Quick, Quick, Slogo!
2011 has been designated as “The European Year of Volunteering” by the European Commission, who have promised six million euros to support the call to raise the profile of volunteering and encourage the voluntary sector to learn from each other. Throughout the EU and estimated 100 million people give their time and energies in this [...]
