Andre Venter: Europeoutside inQu'est-ce que un BLOG- July 31, 2003 BoingBoing pal Jean-Luc in Paris has assembled an online dictionary of 502 French terms relating to the francophone blogosphere. Link, Discuss Boing Boing Bloghttp://boingboing.net/#200443822 Dialogues with Jurgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida, and The mixed-up debate over the new European patriotism:- July 30, 2003 Philosophy in a Time of Terror:. Dialogues with Jurgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida, excerpt: "'Many assumptions about politics were destroyed along with the World Trade Center, and Borradori seized the opportunity to ask Habermas and Derrida how their theories fared. These men represent two central strands of European philosophyâoper thouthe one building on Enlightenment notions of universal rationality, the other suspicious of the commitments often hidden in its language. . . . But...http://radio.weblogs.com/0125761/categories/europe/2003/07/30.html#a1314 French war graves vandalised- July 29, 2003 Vandals damage the graves of British and Commonwealth soldiers at a WWI cemetery in northern France. BBC News Europe World Editionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/uk_news/3107669.stm French geoblogging- July 29, 2003 There is something fascinating about geoblogging displays. This one is for francophones and makes one thing about the web and the standardization of language. English is unnaturally common.... tingilindehttp://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/07/french_geoblogg.html Big Brother..- July 27, 2003 is tracking you Telepolis Newshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0125761/categories/europe/2003/07/28.html#a1242 The Beast of Brussels- July 27, 2003 'No nickname' Ian writes "If you live in Europe you should definitely read this story about a government supercomputer. It's written by Andy McCue from ... Slashdothttp://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/26/2036231 Collect Britain:- July 26, 2003 From the british library. OK - I've spent a few hours looking around. The British Library has what will ultimately amount to an uber-site that will make it into my bookmarks (I have 11 at the moment). Go there - it won't be finished... tingilindehttp://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2003/07/collect_britian.html (Untitled)- July 26, 2003 Andreotti escapes prosecution. Former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti was "friendly" with the Mafia but will not be prosecuted, a court rules. BBC News Europe World Editionhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0125761/categories/europe/2003/07/26.html#a1188 Historical London maps:- July 25, 2003 The Crace Collection online - zoomable and searchable. This is fantastic. Found at the Map Room.This is the essential guide to the development of the capital from the 16th to the 19th centuries, brought together by the Victorian designer, Frederick Crace. The Cartoonisthttp://radio.weblogs.com/0125761/categories/europe/2003/07/25.html#a1161 (Untitled)- July 24, 2003 Flash mob alert! Paris, Rome, now.. A Parisian flash mob appears to be coalescing right now, (Link), and another is forming in Rome (Link), Discuss . (Thanks, (Howard!) Boing Boing Bloghttp://radio.weblogs.com/0125761/categories/europe/2003/07/24.html#a1154 |