Landfill protests in Beirut
A widely used symbol of protests in the city of Beirut has been the altered flag of Lebanon…
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Raul Castro, Cuban President at 70th UN General Assembly
It was 70 years ago that on the behalf of their peoples the member states of this organisation…
The State Playing God and Magician : Thoughts after Yakub Memon’s Death
With a finality that only history possesses, Yakub Abdul Razak Menon, an accused in the Bombay blast case,…
A Poem by a Woman
I poop. I have hair everywhere. Above my lips and below them. I have hair in places you…
Hash with feminism: #Whyloiter #PussyRiot
Hashtags of feminist causes, are invoked by social media users worldwide in response to contemporary events and discussions.…
It is a Man’s World
This song by James Brown, which was played for the first time in 1966, never expires. It is…
No political satire please, We are Italian
Italian ex Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been accused of suffering a sense-of-humour failure after his media group…
De-growing for survival
Quick. Fast. Effective. These are becoming core values in the fast-paced race to fulfill necessities of people all…
Holy Desi Cow and A2 Milk
A few years back Brazil has become the biggest exporters of Indian breeds of cows, not many could…
Venezuela : When Arseconomy Matters
Venezuela : When TISSUE paper to wipe your arse becomes more important than the strength of local economy…
Chuggers in Christmas Market of UK
My perspective is limited to a view through an approximately 3mx1.2m rectangle window of the market stall I…
RED pill or Blue ! for NEO COLD WAR
On meeting Vladimir Putin, Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper, said: "Well, I guess I´ll shake your hand but…
East European Pickers on the road
It was supposed to be the end of summer but it turned out to be the hottest autumn…
Banks who sold their Ferrari
According to P Sainath, the revenue foregone in 2013-14 budget can fund three decades of Rural Job Scheme,…
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