RUSSIAN GAS KILLS 116
As the hostage standoff came to a close, Russian Special Forces released a
gas designed to disable the hostage-takers into the theatre. Incapacitators
are specifically banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention, but the Russian
government claims the mystery gas was "more like an anaesthetic".
The intended result seems to be the same, and the result was the death of
well over one hundred of the hostages. [Keep
reading]
MT. ETNA ERUPTS
Sicilian volcano erupts for first time in ten years. Island sees evacuations,
warnings, and spectacular plumes of fire, earthquakes, tragedy... [Keep
reading]
OLD GAMES
New media have not succeeded in phasing out old strategies. In many races,
wild, unsubstantiated claims about one's opponents, descriminatory innuendo,
and attacks against candidates' families, have risen to new prominence. In
some cases, all debate or mention of any real issues has been dispensed with
altogether, in exchange for an absurd cycle of rhetorical assault. [Keep
reading]
WILL EU EXPAND?
The European Union has been voting on referenda to decide whether
the organization will be expanded to include new nations across the continent.
WATER WORKS
One of the most dire struggles in the new millennium is the use, distribution,
cost and funding of clean, drinkable water. Wars are being fought, weapons
are being developed, for the sole purpose of controlling the essential resource
of life-sustaining water.
News Feeds (hypothetical)
> El País | AP | FinTimes
> Albaeco | InstitCerv | Wired
LOSS OF A STATESMAN
This past Friday, the United States Senate lost one of its most principled,
driven, effective and well-liked proponents for reform. Sen. Paul Wellstone
of Minnesota, along with his wife, daughter, campaign aides and flight crew,
died as his plane went down in a light snow, just minutes from the runway.
[Keep reading]
NEW LITERATURE
eBooks, other languages, special features, Silva Review...
The first edition of the Silva Review has just been released for Fall, 2002, by Casavaria.
DERRIDA, THE MOVIE
The philosophical inquiry of Jacques Derrida has affected, driven and outlined
work in the fields of abstract theory, literature, architecture, art, and
social theory, for 35 years. Now, the story of his life has been made into
a feature-length documentary film.
LIMITLESS UNIVERSE
Our universe may be only one of many, marking a branch, or a bubble, attached
to a progression of distinct physical environs in which material existence
flourishes. [Keep reading]
NEW OLD LANGUAGES
According to figures from the 2000 Census, roughly half of New York City residents
and half of all Californians speak a language other than English in their
homes. The relevance of these languages to the future of democracy as we know
it can no longer be doubted. A free people is tested by its ability to learn
and to be tolerant.
