NYC in a Snap: Liz’s Photo-Blogathon About the City

Posted 06/11/10 | By Liz Clayman

The images for this diptych were shot with a few weeks of each other.

Boxee: On Demand, Free, Legal TV

Posted 06/08/10 | By TeckFace

Over the years there have been many different Home Theater solutions, both standalone units(Tivo and a whole slew of copy cats) and software you install on a computer often called an HTPC (MythtTV, Windows Media Center, Apple’s Front Row, XBMC.)

Saving Israel, From Itself or From Nicholas Kristof?

Posted 06/04/10 | By Beliefnet

As usual with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, when it comes to Israel, today’s offering, entitled “Saving Israel From Itself”,” presents a disturbing mix of reasonable conclusions (blockade is generally destructive to all, including Israel), ugly and erroneous equivalences (PLO terror of the past and the ship boarding are the same kinds of actions),… read more »

Pirates of the Mediterranean: Is Israel’s Gaza blockade legal?

Posted 06/04/10 | By Beliefnet

On Monday, Israeli ships intercepted an unarmed flotilla of boats trying to break through the blockade of the Gaza strip. Israeli commandos rappelled onto the boats, and in the ensuing melee at least nine civilians were shot and killed by Israeli troops. The result has been pure MacBeth, Act V, Scene V – with Israeli partisans… read more »

Israeli Raid on Gaza Flotilla, A Rorschach Test on Middle East Conflict

Posted 06/02/10 | By Beliefnet

The response to the raid on a flotilla of ships seeking to break the naval blockade around Gaza turns out to be a fascinating, if troubling Rorshach test on the entire Middle East conflict. You know Rorshcach tests – those ink blots to which viewers can attach the meaning of their choice. Well that’s what… read more »

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