I don't know about you, but honestly, my first thought after watching that suddenly ubiquitous "Evolution of the Swimsuit" video was, "wow, that was a great advertisement for this woman's swimsuit design business!" Look, I happen to like the take-away quote, "modesty is not about covering up our bodies because they're bad. It's about revealing our dignity." But there are so many problems with this video, not the least of which is misinterpreting that Princeton research study. Read more here and here. [HT Jessie on the second link]
Here in the UAE there has been a lot of talk about a SARS-like novel coronavirus making the rounds in the region. In Saudi Arabia, the virus is affecting more men than women. Why?
Ooooh, more awesome National Geographic photo contest entrants!
The UAE is one of the hardest places in the world to gain citizenship. On the other hand, if you're lucky enough to just plain be born there, the US is one of the easiest places to gain citizenship. Take The Atlantic's citizenship quiz and see if you measure up to what you have (assuming what you have is US citizenship). My score was 38. Dang Supreme Court Justices.
Foreign Policy's annual Postcards from Hell gallery.
Tipping should be eliminated. I agree. [HT Andrew]
Two teen-aged residents of the UAE are to be deported because they were caught kissing.
A kid from Gaza won the most recent Arab Idol. This is a Big Deal.
Speaking of: do you want to see a bunch of young, talented Arabs (including the above-mentioned Arab Idol winner) singing songs from Les Mis? I thought so. Overproduced and cheesy? Yes. Stirring nonetheless? Absolutely.
Here in the UAE there has been a lot of talk about a SARS-like novel coronavirus making the rounds in the region. In Saudi Arabia, the virus is affecting more men than women. Why?
Ooooh, more awesome National Geographic photo contest entrants!
The UAE is one of the hardest places in the world to gain citizenship. On the other hand, if you're lucky enough to just plain be born there, the US is one of the easiest places to gain citizenship. Take The Atlantic's citizenship quiz and see if you measure up to what you have (assuming what you have is US citizenship). My score was 38. Dang Supreme Court Justices.
Foreign Policy's annual Postcards from Hell gallery.
Tipping should be eliminated. I agree. [HT Andrew]
Two teen-aged residents of the UAE are to be deported because they were caught kissing.
A kid from Gaza won the most recent Arab Idol. This is a Big Deal.
Speaking of: do you want to see a bunch of young, talented Arabs (including the above-mentioned Arab Idol winner) singing songs from Les Mis? I thought so. Overproduced and cheesy? Yes. Stirring nonetheless? Absolutely.