We just watched the new NBC show “Up All Night” and got a look at our life in about three months …

I just read that China Mobile is the world’s largest mobile phone carrier with 600 million subscribers.
In perspective, the United States has a population of 312,220,705 …

Neat article about my brother-in-law in today’s Portland Press Herald: “A steady climb for Greason“.

Interesting article from Reuters: “Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization.”
Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, …

We’ve been getting into the weekend Bangor Daily News lately (especially since the Press Herald is pretty redneck, racist and Republican).
Luckily it’s a great paper, having recently hired a former …

I stole this from the BU website, who in turn stole it from Healthy People 2010:
“The art and technique of informing, influencing, and motivating individual, institutional, and public audiences about …

Good news!
Last night I was admitted into Boston University’s Online Master of Science in Health Communication program!

I’m going back to BU, baby!

It’s a little weird that the Jerusalem Post – an Israeli paper – is taking umbrage with the most holy of Muslim holidays, but it raises a fair point, so …

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention this – the first website went live just over 20 years ago (August 6, 1991 to be exact).
info.cern.ch was the address of the …

Ugh. I feel that I can smell this from here, “Trouble in paradise as plumbing problems hit Dubai’s Palm island“.
Glad I don’t live on the Palm Jumeirah …

Did something happen at Disneyland Resort Paris’ Hotel Cheyenne this week? Like, on August 8?
See, I have a Flickr photo sharing page. That’s where I have photos from Dubai, photos …

This is a pretty interesting read. I love putting current events into historical context.
How the Tea Party Won the Deal
By Peter Beinart
The Daily Beast – 8 hrs ago
While the details …

I meant to post this the other day, as Monday was the 45th anniversary of Ted Williams’ induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his speech Williams mentioned, almost …

I called it back in December of 2006 that either James Bond #22 or #23 or Mission: Impossible 4 would take place in part in Dubai (see James Bond in …

Wow, this seems … wow.
“Dubai’s Emirates announces new Iraq route, says flights to Baghdad to start in November.”
As in Baghdad International Airport, formerly Saddam International Airport.

Ten years ago today Apple opened its first two Apple Stores – the first in Tysons Corner, Virginia and the second in my former hometown mall, the Glendale, California Glendale …

The UAE is putting together a secret mercenary army?! “Blackwater Founder Forms Secret Army for Arab State“.
This is the craziest shit I’ve read in a while:
The force is intended to …

Paul Krugman had a good Op-Ed in Thursday’s New York Times: “Seniors, Guns and Money“.
Frighteningly:
In 2007, there were 20.9 Americans 65 and older for every 100 Americans between the ages …

I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t even think of this: “Indians say code name offensive but not surprising“.
The military used “Geronimo” as a code name for the operation to get …