Month March 2003

San Francisco The image to the left, from sf.indymedia.org, shows the mood among those in S.F. who are participating in the demos and direct action. S.F. has a long history of political activism, going back at least to the 1930’s when…

If it’s battle-proof, can it also be kid-proof? From Boing Boing  MilSpec laptop is dishwasher safe. Paul Boutin reviews the GoBook MAX, a milspec, shockproof, waterproof, heatproof laptop for Slate. It’s exciting hardware, but the war references in the review…

L.A. this weekend Today there’s a march and rally in Hollywood. Assemble Hollywood & Vine, march to CNN and tell them what you think of their war coverage. Sunday, of course, is the Academy Awards. There’s a rally several blocks…

My sentiments exactly “Iraqi authorities have expelled four CNN journalists from Baghdad today, accusing the news team of being a “propaganda tool” of the US army.”

Couldn’t happen to a more deserving company Philip Morris USA was ordered by an Illinois state judge to pay $10.1 billion for deceiving customers by advertising “light” cigarettes as less harmful.