Archive for December 2nd, 2004

Gates-crashing the Blog Party

It was only a matter of time. Software giant Microsoft is taking the plunge into the world of blogging.   It is launching a test service to allow people to publish blogs, or online journals, called MSN Spaces. —- MSN Spaces is free to anyone with a Hotmail or MSN Messenger account.   People will [...]

Hebron Through Two Lenses

Now this is interesting: TEL AVIV (AFP) – Young Palestinians and Israelis from settlements in the divided West Bank town of Hebron who would normally not exchange a word have been brought together through the power of the lens.   Israeli photographer Menahem Kahana and his Palestinian colleague, Hazem Bader, loaned digital cameras for 18 [...]

Problematic

As convicted murderer Marwan Barghouti declares his intention to run for the position of PA President, soon-to-be-the-ex U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, states the bleeding obvious:  The sudden re-emergence of Marwan Barghouti as a rival candidate to Mahmoud Abbas as chairman of the Palestinian Authority has spurred widespread criticism within Fatah, as U.S. Secretary [...]

Television Highs and Lows

Last night’s television provided one of the viewing highlights of the week for me, as well as one of the lowlights. Highlight – The Ambassador Israel’s version of The Apprentice, which I have mentioned here and here, delivers the goods. I watched the second episode last night, and was pretty much hooked. Last night, the [...]