Commentary: Why swine flu scares us By Bob Greene, CNN Contributor Take a stroll through the aisles of one of the big national chain-pharmacy stores: Walgreens, or CVS, or Rite Aid. You probably have done exactly that recently — paying a visit to one of the big drugstores is something Americans do almost by rote… Read More CNN Commentary: ‘Why swine flu scares us’
Seriously? No Ugly Betty from March 19th to April 30th? How in the world are we supposed to survive the end of winter and, for Montrealers, an overwhelmingly disappointing end to the 2008-2009 Centennial season of the Habs if we can’t count on things like Ugly Betty? At least the upcoming plot twists sound pretty… Read More Review: Ugly Betty, Season 3, Month-long Hiatus: Lament of a Disgruntled Fan
Here is a lovely little piece by CBC’s Heather Mallick worth the read and definitely worth the time to reflect on. Give up your rage A Viewpoint by Heather Mallick, posted on CBC.ca on Friday, April 17th 2009 Susan Boyle’s glorious performance on Britain’s Got Talent last week — it went wild online — was many… Read More Be the Change: Overcoming Our Bad Habits
Seriously, how could AdBuster even THINK of suggesting this? Although I have to admit, I *am* a little curious about it… The Digital Detox Challenge Adbusters challenges you to do the unthinkable: unplug. Say good-bye to Twitter and Facebook. Turn off your TV, iPhone and Xbox. For seven days, reconnect with the natural world and… Read More Doing the unthinkable…
I posted a piece about Stephen Colbert’s campaign to have NASA respect the results of their online poll to name the third node of the space station after him, since he won with over 230’000 votes (original post: here). I wrote: “The other interesting thing is going to be watching Stephen Colbert stand up for… Read More Queen Noor on The Colbert Report: Sahar’s blog is in sync with royalty!
After 15 years of legal tussling to bring democracy to the public airwaves, Adbusters has finally scored a great victory. The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted us an appeal in our landmark case against Canada’s CBC and Canwest Global, giving us the go-ahead to set a precedent and establish some public rights over… Read More ADBUSTERS wins a legal victory against Canada’s media giants, legal action in the US may be next
You might be wondering why I would be interested in an article explaining the change in ‘office space philopsophy’. Then again, perhaps it is transparently obvious that at this point in time, my interest in change on a global scale makes me interested in any form of change – which is one of the things… Read More From Wired.com: “Evolution of Office Spaces Reflects Changing Attitudes towards work”
Late nighters such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report are favourites of mine not only because they provide viewers with intelligent humour (well at least, most of the time…) but also because they provide us with lots of food for thought. And as any long term reader of Sahar’s Blog… Read More Democracy in Space: More than naming a NASA node
Homegrown Aid , by JEFFREY D. SACHS Published: April 8, 2009 PRESIDENT OBAMA has embarked on a promising new course to fight hunger and promote economic growth and political stability in countries like Cambodia, Honduras and Malawi. These countries, and many more, have large populations of impoverished farm families. Tough climates, environmental degradation and a… Read More From the NYT: ‘Homegrown Aid’, by Jeffrey Sachs
Something about spring is making me quite philosophical – more so than usual. So when I (finally) sat down to watch Episode 20 of Heroes, I wasn’t as focused on the action as I usually am; instead, I found myself musing about its title. Life – and ensuing decisions – really are all about Shades… Read More Review: Heroes, Season 3, Episode 20, aka Volume 4, Chapter 7: Shades of Grey