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Am liking the stuff on Paris, Texas (thanks for the recommendation, joyfulgirl) - any similar stuff I could move on to? (Ry Cooder or otherwise). Thanks in advance. foray

Please recommend some tru blu cowboy music along the lines of Richard Thompson but without the singing and lyrics. I love Richard Thompson but only instrumentally. Thanks in advance. foray

So I'm finally able to start sponsoring a child, and was wondering what you folks thought of the World Vision scheme, and your experiences if any. Thank you in advance. foray

I have just finished reading Persepolis, a graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi. If you haven't read this and especially enjoy graphic novels, I highly recommend this one. (I agree with the comparisons with Maus, however I find Persepolis has light-hearted and enchanting moments, for we see war thru...

RIP http://www.paikstudios.com/index.html Forefather of video art foray

Will lions lie with lambs next? :huh: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060118/ap_on_fe_st/japan_hamster_and_snake;_ylt=AsOkNV0WRMscLy6q0ptdPdKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ- furry

http://business.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5369804-108725,00.html I worry about the social impact of this. First of all there needs to be an environment that enables women to juggle family and work well; it's a change in women's mindset as well as men's. What do you think? foray

The arguments have been covered by the thread on Schapelle Corby. I don't like the tagged on sentences at the end of this article, trying to make Singapore look as draconian as possible (people do jaywalk and chew gum, and not get fined)... Anyway, 6am next Friday a life will be snuffed out. I'm...

So I know some people who have hopped on the bandwagon, writing furiously for the month of November with others doing the same around the globe. I might consider doing it next November. Who here's in it? www.nanowrimo.org foray

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200509/s1452552.htm This is such a good idea. Malaysia so rocks right now. foray

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room//index.html "You must be thinking of a different Jesus." -- Jim Dowd President Bush invites Bono to sit behind the desk in the Oval Office, promises to be "right back." -- Bob Glickstein yarof

I come to prepare the way for an individual who has made a huge impact on nobody's life in particular, but who is much loved and hallowed within the halls of Interference, in nauseam veritas. Now arrange your sons in pears As they're all a little rotund < insert white noise in here > after whom...

He was seen more recently in the Absolute Power tv series and as narrator for Hitchhiker's Guide. He is frightfully intelligent. He has a charming lisp. He looks good with glasses on. Right? www.stephenfry.com foray

You may have heard by now of the terrible haze that has enveloped the West Coast of Malaysia, where I live. This is due to peat fires in Indonesia, as well as illegal burning of Indonesian forests to clear the land for development. It is horrible. It is, literally, like breathing in smoke (and...

Well, what'll it be? Remington Steele? Buffy and Spike? X-Files? The Avengers? My vote... for right now, anyways... goes to... Moonlighting! :mad:

George Galloway's testimony http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4553601.stm Whether you like him or not, you have to agree that this man is one of the most eloquent and incisive speaker in politics today. Did anyone catch his testimony yesterday? My jaw was dropping the whole time...

I must admit, after watching Sideways last night, I have a weakness for charismatic awkward types. Sounds like an oxymoron. If there is an intelligence behind the awkwardness, I find it very charming. That said, the characters that Paul Giamatti plays in Sideways and American Splendour are very...

Does anyone here listen to this amazing improv pianist? Even more amazing is how he achieved all this while suffering epilepsy. foray

Apparently all that you do NOT know can be divided into the following domains. 'known unknowns' - the things you know you don't know 'unknown unknowns' - all the things you don't know you don't know 'errors' - all the things you think you know but don't 'unknown knowns' - all the things you...

eat me and tell me this didn't convert you to hare krishna :mad: 1 1/4 cup red lentils 3/4 tsp salt 3/4 tsp tumeric 1 medium onion, chopped 800ml cold water Put together. Bring to boil. Simmer for 20 minutes until lentil is soft. Do not spit into it. Curry: 2 very heaped tablespoons of...

By Associated Press November 10, 2004, 9:48 PM EST LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Iris Chang, a best-selling author who chronicled the Japanese occupation of China and the history of Chinese immigrants in the United States, was found dead in her car of a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities said...

http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/ny-heather.html Leonard Cohen's new album Dear Heather will be released world-wide on October 25/26, 2004. Here's to the sexiest 70-year-old on planet Earth. foray

my god what an experience she is without doubt the best acoustic guitar player i have ever seen, EVER. she also manages to recite her poems as if they were impromptu - all the time. i'm a fan for life furry

yertle & christiana. xin nien gwai le, selamat tahun baru cina. fors