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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Happy Birthday, Google!
Dear Google, You win at life for making simple all my searches. It’s hard to imagine life before you. Enjoy your ninth birthday. Cheers! Neelofer Share Print Email Facebook Press This StumbleUpon
On Blast: Reuters
Dear Rueters, Your coverage of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was less than acceptable. What I found most unappealing was your lazy reporting. Exhibit A: Presidential candidates from both major U.S political parties took swipes at the president of a country … Continue reading
Posted in open letters, politik
Tagged Columbia University, culture, Lee Bollinger, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, news, politics, Reuters
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Quinn Roars Back
Dear Ms. Qadir, Thank you for taking the time to express your views regarding the speaking invitation that was extended to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by Columbia University. This has been a hotly debated issue, and I appreciate hearing from … Continue reading
Posted in open letters, politik
Tagged academic freedom, Christine Quinn, Columbia University, free speech, letters, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, personal, politics
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A Hero in His Own Words
15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better Than Anyone Else Ever Has Or Will: I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what … Continue reading
Posted in culture, high brow, this modern life
Tagged advice, culture, hero, Kurt Vonnegut, personal, The Onion
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Speaker Christine C. Quinn: Hear Me Roar
Speaker Quinn, I find your comments on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rather uncharacteristic. While Ahmadinejad’s rhetoric does not align with that of many citizens across the world, it is by no means any reason to not allow him to speak. … Continue reading
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Tagged academic freedom, Christine Quinn, Columbia University, free speech, letters, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, personal, politics
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Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
New York is a changin’ via Jackie Berg The number of billionaires in New York City has more than tripled in the last year, according to the Forbes 400 report released today. The report also says that the total net … Continue reading
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TimesSelect Is History
The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday night, reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential ad revenue from increased traffic on … Continue reading
Posted in this modern life
Tagged culture, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, On the Ground
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Apple Loves Me, You, and Everyone We Know
My first laptop was the free Gateway offered to students at the Pforzheimer Honors College, class of 2003. On the eve of my first college final – introduction to philosophy – it crashed. From then until August 2005, I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, culture, personal, powerbook G4
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The King of the Faux Pas
“Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for your introduction,” he told Prime Minister John Howard. “Thank you for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit.” As the audience of several hundred people erupted in laughter, Bush corrected himself and … Continue reading
