Saturday, January 29, 2011

Saturday morning roundup

What will Dr. El Baradei's role be in all this? For some excellent context on the issue, see this report from April's New Yorker.

Boris Nemtsov is out of jail and standing up to repression in Russia.

Stronger regulation is in the best interests of the oil industry as well as the public.

Various crises afflict youth in this country, but teen pregnancy is not one of them. On that note, did the President, in his SOTU, snub the poor?

How long can Glenn Beck keep doing what he's doing?

Americans are weary of globalization, the President, and Congress.

Designers who slammed Michelle O for wearing McQueen are missing the point.

The Arena Stage contemplates the future of theater.

I'm a big believer in the power of meditation, but I think two hours a day is overboard. The Vice Abbott who taught our meditation class in Kyoto said there were diminishing returns after 20-30 minutes.

Those cooking habits are really gross.

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