It’s World AIDS Day. Watch this vid: Iron Man 2: News Barack will make an address tonight on Afghanistan, with preliminary reports suggesting a rapid deployment of an additional 30-35,000 troops. The proposed Comcast-NBC merger would be the largest media merger in recent history. South Africa vows to treat all HIV-positive babies (which is a …
Matt Logue’s book, “Empty Los Angeles.” News The Senate passes a motion, 60-39, to begin discussing the health care bill. Sports Harvard’s Jeremy Lin is pioneering the way for Asian-American basketball players. Miscellaneous Cultural factors limit the recession’s impact on Asian-American families. Chinese Americans reflect on Barack’s visit to China. Lost is back February 2, …
Happy Monday!! Courtesy of Liz: Available here. News Barack presses for human rights in China. Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao continues his amazing run by beating Miguel Cotto. Health care The Senate rumbles forward on health care. And it’s not going to be easy. Not at all. Green Koalas are facing extinction! Miscellaneous Check out the …
News A judge in AZ orders a Phoenix church to stop feeding the homeless. Cows and vehicles stranded by the flooding in Jeram Perdas, Malaysia. Health care Goldman Sachs’ analysis is that no health-care reform is better than what’s on offer … better for insurance companies–no, seriously, that’s what it says … (And since when …
Check out this sweet new film by Lucas Martelli, “Pigeon Impossible.” And this one from Wong Fu Productions, “Hitting on Cathy.” News The President is deliberating on the options for Afghanistan. Poor nutrition is stunting growth in the developing world. The controversial “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is set to be repealed in the defense …