..shouldn’t be too hard if they are like these ones: Three hooded bandits in eastern Australia bungled a robbery when they apparently mistook a restaurant’s sliding door for a swinging one, police said Monday. About 20 diners at Gabby’s seafood restaurant in the coastal town of Gerringong watched as the trio repeatedly tried to [...]
As you can probably tell, I have been tinkering with the colors a bit today. Do you like this look better than the ‘old’ look?
“The new Oliver Stone movie, ”Alexander,’ is full of brilliant highlights, and they’re all in Colin Farrell’s hair.” – Boston Globe film critic Wesley Morris (hat tip: Petite Dov).
Yet another Israeli invention. An Israeli university has succeeded in genetically-engineering a form of spider’s web almost identical to natural webs which could be developed for commercial use. Created out of genes from the bodies of the spiders themselves, the webs are much stronger than silk and could be used in the manufacture of [...]
Ha’aretz reports that the EU’s Javier Solana has held secret talks with Hamas. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana had secret talks with the Palestinian militant group Hamas even though the militant group is on the European Union’s list of banned organizations, he said in an interview broadcast on Thursday. For his part, Solana [...]
Fellow Star Wars fans can view the trailer for Episode 3 here. As you will see, the trailer incorporates some scenes from the original trilogy. To me, this is a reminder of what endeared me to Star Wars in the first place. I just hope this final episode is able to capture some of [...]
Israel’s answer to The Apprentice – called The Ambassador – began last night. You may recall the premise of the show from my previous post here. Fellow reality tv junkie Harry notes some changes since then. Initially, the foreign ministry was going to be involved with this series but withdrew their support when [...]
This photo seems to show a robot-like side to the British Foreign Minister (AP): But maybe I am grasping at Straw.
Can you believe this? Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu has been nominated to become rector of one of Britain’s top universities, the Scottish Press Association has reported. Vanunu said he would do all he could to represent Glasgow University students if elected, even though he is banned from leaving Israel. The 50-year-old will [...]
Today, the funeral of former Israeli chief of General Staff and cabinet minister Rafael “Raful” Eitan, who drowned yesterday, will take place. Rabbi Lazer – Israeli blogger, combat veteran, and dispenser of great advice – recalls the Raful he knew personally. Raful and I knew each other for years. He hand picked me for the [...]
