Category Archives: ESL Links

Our secondary blog, Monkeybrain, mostly dedicated to our revolving teaching duties, has once again morphed into a Law Blog.  For the next several months it will feature articles we have assigned to our law students as well as topical articles … Continue reading →

As far as the Dowbrigade is concerned, the lone talent displayed by the Bush males is the ability to attract quality mates. We would vote for Laura for President, just on her history as an educator.  As a matter of … Continue reading →

A Romanian woman tied her ex-husband up for 35 hours – one hour for every unhappy year she said she spent with him. Elena Gheorghiu, from Botosani, divorced her husband in 1987 but continued to live in the same house … Continue reading →

A pair of Andean musicians hurry across the square, late for a party (Dowbrigade foto) Origins of the Land – An introduction to the Legends of Ancash can be seen HERE) In the beginning of things, all that existed was … Continue reading →

One of the lessons from the Great Experiment is that the nature and frequency of blog posting varies with and is directly attributable to two factors: what is going on in what passes for “real life” among the blog-afflicted, and … Continue reading →

Once again at the helm of a mixed bunch of foreign lawyers at the BU law school, we are reminded of how topical and unresolved is the legal area of copyright protection, intellectual property rights and electronic distribution, especially in … Continue reading →

Sebrina Maria Alfonso, right, uses a snorkel to lead a troupe of divers pretending to play replicas of musical instruments Saturday, July 10, 2004, at the Underwater Music Festival in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Big Pine Key, … Continue reading →

High in the Peruvian Andes lies an isolated valley, rich in history and natural wonders, called the Callejon de Huaylas. Long before the reign of the Incas and the invasion of the Conquistadors, this rich ecosystem was the center of … Continue reading →

Against all odds and from the distant shores of South America, the Dowbrigade somehow got his shit together long enough to apply for one of the limited and highly sought after blogger slots at the Democratic National Convention. After reading … Continue reading →

Borderline bizarre how much easier it was to slip back into town than it was slipping out. On the way out, beset by blown reservations, a desperate game of kitty musical chairs, overextended professional committments and stormy social climes, it … Continue reading →

BERLIN (Reuters) – A Berlin animal shelter is trying to wean a 31-pound cat off its daily diet of oily tuna fish, hoping the obese animal’s health will improve enough to find it a new home. Peter, the second grossly … Continue reading →

Sci-fi fan gets Spock Ears This is either the most promising sign of Chinese integration into the developed world, or the start of a brave new wave of serious body-mods… A sci-fi fan in China has had plastic surgery to … Continue reading →