Category Archives: ESL Links

Mainstream media doesn’t seem to know quite what to make of Howard Dean’s Internet strategy. Unfortunately, neither does Dr. Dean. Although his campaign has unlocked the digital doorway to mucho dinero, almost all of that money is being shoveled directly into … Continue reading →

LONDON, (AFP) – Saddam Hussein was captured by US troops only after he had been taken prisoner by Kurdish forces, drugged and abandoned ready for American soldiers to recover him, a British Sunday newspaper said. Saddam came into the hands … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (Reuters) – He may have beaten Saddam Hussein, but President Bush got clobbered by slinky socialite Paris Hilton when her television show got higher ratings than Bush’s exclusive ABC interview Tuesday night. More Americans watched Fox’s "The Simple … Continue reading →

The tragedy which is Colombia continues. Although the sorry oozing sores of humanity spot the globe in the pestilent puss of poverty and warfare, the Colombian situation hits close to home as this is one of the most beautiful places … Continue reading →

LONDON, Dec. 19 Europe’s first attempt to land an unmanned probe on Mars entered its final phase on Friday when a disc-shaped landing craft named Beagle II separated from the Mars Express spaceship and began a series of maneuvers to … Continue reading →

A strategicly placed anonymous source with connections high in the major media stratosphere forwards this snapshot with the rumor that the Democratic party has its crack team of image experts ready to do a major media makeover of Our Man … Continue reading →

Check out my new specialized aggregator, just for the blogs of the regular atttendees of the Berkman Thusday Night Blog Writers Crew. The list is NOT complete, and will be added to, so bookmark it if you are interested. The … Continue reading →

Saudi Arabia has banned the importation of female dolls and teddy bears, giving merchants three months to dispose of such stock, a state-guided newspaper reported Wednesday. Interior Minister Prince Nayef ordered the ban which was relayed around the country by … Continue reading →

Women face a whopping bill if they want to have a remote controlled instant orgasm device implanted. Orgasmatron Inventor Dr Stuart Meloy says he is confident women will fork out $17,000 for the procedure and device as millions of people … Continue reading →

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — After kidnapping and robbing Venezuelan model Veruska Ramirez, thieves asked the former Miss Universe finalist to sign her latest calendar as a memento, the model’s manager said Thursday. Ramirez, a former Miss Venezuela, was robbed of … Continue reading →

As a rule, the Dowbrigade doesn’t believe in coincidence. Since all things are connected, understanding the significance of any particular "coincidence" merely involves delving the hidden connection between the coincidentally related events. In addition, as regular readers know, the Dowbrigade … Continue reading →

IDG World Expo, the Framingham company that is moving its flagship MacWorld Expo convention from New York to Boston, said yesterday that it is doing the same with another of its technology industry trade shows in 2005. The East Coast … Continue reading →