Arab Revolution: Women Help Topple Regimes Now Struggle For Recognition
China Politics: Ai Weiwei Champion Of Social Equality
Horror does not come from savageness and brutality but the universal acquiescence in brutality.
The Double Death of Osama bin Laden
As evidenced by this year’s “Arab spring,” Osama Bin Laden’s political influence began to wane even before his death.
What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing among the Internet Army of Activists
ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing A R A B I C A ??????? By Kristen Gillespie BLOOD *As the Syrian uprising gets more serious, the logo for the facebook group “Syrian Revolution against Bashar al-Assad 2011” is becoming proportionately bloody. The…
The Pulse Of Pop Culture In Metropolitan America
Transmetropolitan Art Book Spins Spider Jersusalem’s Angry World Artists reimagine the wild, dystopian world of Transmetropolitan in a new book that honors the legacy of Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson’s classic comic book series. The art book, exclusively previewed in Wired.com’s gallery above, expertly distills the comic’s seething cyberpunk world view — for charity. Anchored…
Aisha Gadhafi : Daughter Of A Dictator
NATO bombs rain down on Moammar Gadhafi’s compound, the daughter of the Libyan dictator says she’s been telling her three young children bedtime stories about the afterlife “to make them ready.” “In a time of war, you never know when a rocket or a bomb might hit you, and that will be the end,” Aisha…
It’s All About the Bike and Way of Life
Faster in town than going by car, bus, tube or on foot
Ancient Wonders Garner Fame In Troubled Times
10 Lost Cities Of The World These ancient wonders are well worth a visit, even in troubled times. By Morgan Brennan Petra, Jordan Photo: Ed Freeman/Getty Images Gazing at the Andean peaks soaring above the Lost City of the Incas and the lush valley below, it’s easy see why it was voted one of the…
Egypt Revolution Slipping Toward Miliatary Junta
photo: AP / Amr Nabil Article by Correspondent Dallas Darling. fore-shad-ow (v.) 1. To indicate or warn of before hand. 2. To point out or suggest something, usually something unpleasant, that is going to happen. As more and more aggressive and belligerent corporate policies in America are overshadowing compassion, civic education, and opportunities and…