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Blogrolling
I guess you know you’ve settled in when the weeks start going by incredibly quickly, just like they do at home. It’s already the weekend again. How did that happen? Anyway, apologies for the light blogging. If this happens again, … Continue reading
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Happy Hour Post
It’s the beginning of the weekend, so I’m going to post some happy hour music, just like I used to in the good old days. (Friends in America: Did you know that the weekend in some countries is Friday and … Continue reading
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Good news
From the Washington Post: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New York Times reporter has escaped from his Taliban captors after being held for seven months in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the newspaper reported on its website on Saturday. David … Continue reading
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We have no idea what’s going on in Iran!!!!
People have been calling me, sending me text messages, Twitter messages, and emails day and night asking me, “Max! Where is your coverage of the Iranian election turmoil? I am dying to hear what you have to say.” (Maybe I’m … Continue reading
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Happy Hour Post #4
Have a good weekend, everybody. Our spring break started this afternoon! This week’s video is the Band playing “Time To Kill” at a venue in Pittsburgh called, of all things, the Syria Mosque. The music doesn’t start until about a … Continue reading
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Happy Hour Post #3
Enjoy your happy hour and your weekend. Check out this video of the Rolling Stones doing Country Honk in 1969:
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Cairo’s craziness
Via the Arabist comes this really good video on urban planning and the city of Cairo. I believe it was produced by ABC Radio Australia. I’ve only spent about two and a half weeks in Cairo, but that was enough … Continue reading
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Out on the Weekend
Shabbat Shalom, ya’ll. Hope you’re enjoying Happy Hour. You should also enjoy this: Brian Beutler makes me feel like it’s okay to post stuff like that. And he even listens to the same old people music that I do. Also, … Continue reading
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Mardi Gras Tab Dump
I’m still working on Ryan Lizza’s profile of Rahm Emmanuel, but enjoying it. Anne Applebaum on human rights Hillary’s visit to China. Abu Muqawama discusses recent events in Lebanon with Michell Prothero. Video from Gourmet Magazine about how to carve … Continue reading
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Tab Dump
Just feel like doing a quick Tap Dump: Michelle Obama’s Stylist An excerpt from a book by a former Rhodes Scholar and Afghanistan platoon leader Scheming spies leave paper trail (It’s for my thesis) The internet and our see through … Continue reading
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