Category Archives: ESL Links

John Kerry is finding that his image with the American people, so carefully crafted during the Democratic National Convention and laboriously propagated ever since, is being distorted by the Shifty Swifty’s smear campaign. The latest poll figures, both internal and … Continue reading →

Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., eats lobster on her way to winning the World Lobster Eating Championship, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004, in Kennebunk, Maine. Thomas ate 9.76 pounds, the equivalent of 38 lobsters, in 12 minutes. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) … Continue reading →

Of course, everybody has seen this painting, if only in their nightmares. But it’s in the news because it’s been stolen from a museum in Oslo, along with another work by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. So the Dowbrigade would like … Continue reading →

Taking nothing away from the incredible gymnasts, the medal bedecked amphibians and the Cuban boxers, the most incredible performance in these Olympic games so far is the campaign of the Iraqi soccer team. After qualifying first in their group, they … Continue reading →

  In addition to inventing Democracy, competitive sports and the gay bathhouse, the ancient Greeks had a nifty way of settling political disputes short of all-out war. Each side, or tribe, or city in the dispute would send out a … Continue reading →

And people ask us why we hate paying taxes. A recent government audit reports that $8.8 BILLION of the money we have been pouring into this hole in the sand is MISSING! This is from money we have allotted to the … Continue reading →

Dennis "Oilcan" Boyd with young fans in Cambridge last night    photo by Dowbrigade A couple of old Red Sox pitchers were in the news in the past 24 hours. First, baseball eccentric and 1986 world-series pitch Dennis "Oilcan" Boyd appeared last … Continue reading →

Bumper sticker seen on I-95: I HAVEN’T LOS MY MIND – IT’S BACKED UP ON THE SERVER, BUT THE NET IS DOWN. Appologies to readers unable to access the Dowbrigade News or any of the other Berkman Blogs – our … Continue reading →

As anyone who has dated a gymnast can testify, they are special. Apart from the benefits of young healthy bodies, they have a flexibility and physical awareness which make relationships adventures. We remember one girl in particular, a rhythmic gymnast … Continue reading →

Courses on various aspects of homeland security are springing up at college campuses all around the United States, and some institutions have devoted entire departments to the study of homeland security. Students at institutions including the University of Richmond and … Continue reading →

A man wearing a ballet suit stands on the three-meter springboard before diving in. Olympics Games organizers ordered beefed-up security at all venues after an embarrassing breach involving a Canadian man who leapt into the pool during a synchronized diving … Continue reading →

When Harvard graduate and budding anthropologist the Dowbrigade was in desperate need for a "real" job in Peru, way back in 1981, the want ads were not overflowing with positions for Cultural Anthropologists, and so we embarked on our long … Continue reading →