London's Personality Contest- April 29, 2008 First, a disclaimer: I have known Boris Johnson, the Tory candidate for mayor of London, for 15-odd years. During that time, I've met his first wife, his second wife and his mistress, though I don't think the latter merited that title when we were introduced. I worked for some of the same editors as he during his earlier career as a journalist, and I can remember many of his columns. One -- concerning the dubious legal status of one of his children ("Congratulations, it's a Belgian") -- still...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042802101.html?nav=r... Radio To Stay Tuned To- April 22, 2008 "Radio Free Europe Does that still exist"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/21/AR2008042102551.html?nav=r... 'Journey of Harmony'- April 15, 2008 WARSAW -- In London, a man with a fire extinguisher hurled himself at a torch bearer using what one onlooker gleefully described as a "rugby tackle." In Paris, the torch's omnipresent security guards -- members of the Sacred Flame Protection Unit of the Chinese People's Armed Police, the same paramilitary force that put down riots in Tibet -- had to extinguish the flame themselves to prevent protesters from doing so first. In San Francisco, the torch disappeared, reappeared, changed routes and..http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/14/AR2008041402452.html?nav=r... What a Headscarf Can Mean- April 1, 2008 It can be a little wisp of fabric, nothing more. It comes in longer versions, shorter versions, versions that cover the hair, others that cover the face. According to Le Monde, you can even get a Viennese stylist to design one in the manner of "Catherine Zeta-Jones and Naomi Campbell," with a whiff of supermodel glamour.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/31/AR2008033102150.html?nav=r... |