Stories from 6 August 2006
Cuba: Anti-government posters appear
Marc Masferrer links to a CubaNet article stating that anti-government posters appeared in the city of Santiago de Cuba, bearing the messsages “Fidel, you have finally arrived at your end,” and “Fidel, you must have already died before.” The article also reported an increased military and police presence in the...
Food Blog Report #27
#1: From Stockholm, Sweden: Clivia's Cuisine and her marvelous Swiss chard dolmadas with rice and mushrooms! A gem of a recipe, and it looks delicious… Last week I visited Rosendals trädgårdar at Djurgården in Stockholm and found a big bunch of Swiss chard for only 15 SEK, so I bought...
China: Money's on the TV
Two quick thoughts: A look at Chinese television [zh] from Southern Metropolis Daily columnist and Lian Yue's Eighth Continent blogger Lian Yue (连岳) dated August 5: 作为权力玩物的电视台 TV Station as Plaything of Power
The week that was in Bahrain
After almost a month of continuous bombing, most of Bahrain's bloggers have strayed away from covering Lebanon and Palestine and turned their attention to home affairs – except for Sabbah, who continues to provide blanket coverage of the atrocities being committed against Arabs in the occupied territories. He even posts...
