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Which Half of the Sky?

April 24th, 2008 · 6 Comments

For those of you who read this blog, you might be asking (but maybe not), “Why hasn’t he been writing about the torch? He followed it through the heat of Muscat and the heavily secured stadium in Islamabad. But what happened to New Delhi, Bangkok, KL and Jakarta?”
Well, frankly, it was getting boring. Bangkok and [...]

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Tags: Beijing · Olympics · boycott · flame

To Spite A Face

April 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments

There seems to be some rumblings of a boycott against all things French, as a response to what is perceived to be unbelievable insults and security violations related to the Olympic flame’s stagger through Paris. Carrefours seems to be the biggest target. I am left to wonder what percentage of goods in any given Carrefour [...]

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Tags: Beijing · Olympics · boycott · flame