http://commentariat.specblogs.com Columbia's new voice of opinion. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:27:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In case you missed it while stuck between the pages of a good book, engaged in a good ole nine-to-fiver, or traveling to a war zone with limited contact with The Economist and the BBC, here are a few highlights to bring you up to speed on recent events: Awwww, Israel ... http://commentariat.specblogs.com/index.php/2008/08/13/while-you-were-out/ One week has passed since I landed at JFK and stepped into a much bigger world. In that week, I have started the process of becoming a New Yorker logistically. However, in attitude and in spirit I haven’t even scratched the surface. I inspected the neighborhood stores, navigated the subway routes, ... http://commentariat.specblogs.com/index.php/2008/08/10/roughly-yorks/ Religion has been on the front cover of the Sydney Morning Herald and every other major Australian paper almost every day for the last week. Sydney hosted World Youth Day--a day (or a week, really) where the Pope has asked the youth of the world to come together and celebrate their ... http://commentariat.specblogs.com/index.php/2008/07/24/sydney-world-youth-day-recap/ I will not join your facebook group. Nor will I play virtual scrabble with you or pay $1 to facebook.com to send you an image of a cup of a panda as a virtual “Gift.” I admit that I do have a facebook account, but I would like to add ... http://commentariat.specblogs.com/index.php/2008/07/24/you-have-no-friends/ I know I usually reserve this blog for comment on Columbia-related issues, but it was really difficult to follow the news coming out of the Middle East this week without wanting to write something about it. A recap for those of you who haven’t been following it: as part of a ... http://commentariat.specblogs.com/index.php/2008/07/18/a-word-on-samir-kuntar/