Category Archives: ESL Links

Italian fashion label Etro unveiled its own little and large show in Milan yesterday as two hirsute models hit the catwalk to show off its latest collection. Sporting checked suits, the models looked more like they had stepped off the … Continue reading →

How long before the Democratic primary race degenrates to the point where the press in grilling the candidates on the underlying question of the day – boxers or breifs? Here’s a good solution for the caring candidate who wants to … Continue reading →

The low-carb Atkins diet has really hit the mainstream.  The delicious-looking offering pictured above is the newest item in the Burger King menu – a Whopper, hold the bun. Hope it works out better for them than for the Dowbrigade, … Continue reading →

There has been a lot of discussion around the ‘Sphere (at least the corner of it that the Dowbrigade inhabits) about the idea of “Citizen Blogger” or “Citizen Journalist”. The expressions seem to have struck a chord, to express something … Continue reading →

Currrent conditions atop Mt. Washington, in New Hampshire Temp: -45 F (at that temp a glass of water thrown into the air will hit the ground solid) Wind chill: -103 F (at that temp your eyeball will freeze in 4 … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Paris Hilton, the 22-year-old socialite whose unclothed exploits made headlines last year, found new, fully-dressed fame on Tuesday. The hotel heiress was named worst dressed woman of 2003 by Hollywood’s self-appointed fashion guru Mr. Blackwell, topping … Continue reading →

A hedgehog? A rat? No, the creature on the ledge at East 35th Street was an opossum, not such a rarity in New York. What was that furry creature parked yesterday on a ledge at 135 East 35th Street? A … Continue reading →

Asked Monday about former Treasury Secretary Paul H. O’Neill’s allegation that the administration was preparing to attack Iraq from its first days in office,President Bush told reporters that "we were dealing with Desert Badger or flyovers and fly-betweens and looks, … Continue reading →

Alphaville’s a tough town, the sort of place where even the street-smart are rarely safe and newcomers are often eaten alive. You can call the cops, but they usually don’t arrive in time. That’s why so many Alphaville residents seek … Continue reading →

Korean and Japanese Internet users are swiping at each other, posing such images as the, "Korea as dog eating country" on Japanese websites, while "54th anniversary celebrating the day nuclear bomb hit Japan" stamp (below) is posted in Korean cyber … Continue reading →

Brazilians, laid back and proud of their heritage, are understandably upset at the newest Homeland Security brainstorm. Seeing as none of the 9/11 terrorists, in fact none of the terrorists or terror suspects identified thus far, have been Brazilian, speak … Continue reading →

Is it just us, or is Howard Dean starting to look more and more like the sacrificial lamb, like the golden goose, or like the fatted calf. Little Hansel being fattened up for the Wicked Witch. Do we detect a … Continue reading →