And the NotW Scandal Crosses the Atlantic
The FBI is opening an investigation into allegations that News of the World hacked into phones of victims of the 11th September attacks on New York. TRiG.
View ArticleEnda Kenny on the Cloyne Report
The Cloyne Report into the cover-up of sexual abuse in Cloyne, Co. Cork, has rattled around the world. And so has the speech An Taoiseach Enda Kenny made in reaction to it. It may well be the most...
View ArticleAnti-Transgender Violence Roundup
At Bilerico, Mercecdes Allen has a roundup of anti-trans* violence around the world. It’s horrendous. In that context, it would seem inconceivable that some women are petitioning the United Nations not...
View ArticleUSA PATRIOT: Privacy and Politics in the EU
The EU Data Protection Directive protects your privacy by limiting what companies can do with the data they store about you. The USA PATRIOT Act (legislation which is theoretically to be used to...
View ArticleUnicode Roadmap
The Unicode roadmap outlined by Michael Everson is from 2002, and is probably now out of date, but it remains an interesting insight into the process. TRiG.
View ArticleRobert George vs. Religious Freedom
Robert George does not believe in religious freedom. He believes that everyone should live by the rules of his extreme version of Christianity. He has tacitly approved gaol sentences for LGBT people,...
View ArticleUnited Nations Environment Programme: 21st International Children’s Painting...
A friend sent me a link to this rather lovely collection of paintings on the theme of the environment. I particularly like the child being tucked up in bed, with the world as a blanket, drawn by the...
View ArticleElectricity Around the World
If you’re travelling with anything that needs electricity, you may find this exhaustive look at power standards around the world useful reading. TRiG.
View ArticleMarriage (word, action; name, deed): the significance and cultural...
Any relationship you have might be good enough for civil unions, but not for marriage. At Box Turtle Bulletin, Rob Tisinai talks about why having marriage, not just civil unions, is important: I have...
View ArticleHow May Day became a workers’ holiday
May Day is celebrated around the world as a labour holiday. One of the few countries that doesn’t celebrate it is the one where it all began, the USA. The origins of May Day as a workers’ holiday go...
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