The world’s oldest blogger, an 108 year old Australian, has died.
Showing all posts in June 2019
Too much power is never a good thing
According to the MediaGuardian 100 list – the most influential media figures in the UK – Google’s Sergey Brin and Larry Page (both Americans) top the list. Why? Brin and Page’s creation dominates the UK online search market, with eight out of 10 searches through Google. The UK is its second most valuable territory behind…
Jewish self-love revealed
From fundamentalist Jews who fear progress: In unprecedented move, prominent Hasidic community allowed restricted internet use. ‘Internet has become popular but you should know many dangers lurk in it,’ community’s rabbi warns. A first-of-its-kind agreement between Belz Hasidic Court and the internet provider Rimon may soon enable Blez followers to subscribe to the “kosher” internet.…
What brings us together
A stunning short film from 2004, Strangers, that speaks volumes about the Israel/Palestine conflict:
I’ll blog it for free
Is blogging challenging the reign of serious critical writing in the mainstream media? (Hint: yes, and we should be pleased with this democratisation of opinions.)
The image can lie
Errol Morris, New York Times, July 13: We don’t need advanced digital tools to mislead, to misdirect or to confuse. All we need is a willingness to uncritically believe. Don’t believe everything you see.
The badly misunderstood Fuhrer
Hitler’s bodyguard says he was a good boss. (Shame about those millions murdered in the process.)
The Algerian finger
The situation in Algeria: Any public concert in Algeria is organized by the Ministry of Culture, which has a monopoly on all professional concert equipment and large performance venues. The government also runs the country’s only official radio and TV stations. Some artists are thus not invited to perform, while others are blocked from singing…
Becoming like Serbia
It is surely beyond time for the American government to be held accountable for its use of torture in the “war on terror”: