Posted: January 25, 2005 | Author: mll | Filed under: Politics | Tags: international | Comments Off
Slate came out with an
article on Bhutan — that quirky country — banning smoking, making it the first nation in the world to do so. Meanwhile, Leonard Lopate of
WNYC interviewed Tek Nath Rizal on his show about the political climate in Bhutan. Rizal was a former political prisoner in Bhutan. Listen to the interview
here.
Rizal mentioned that most people have a false notion of Bhutan, that the king, whom the Slate writer calls a “benevolent king,” is actually a tyrant. Since I knew absolutely nothing about Bhutan prior to this week, I’d suggest other people check out the article and interview for more information.
Posted: January 25, 2005 | Author: mll | Filed under: Design | Comments Off
I was browsing for two greeting cards and as usual there was — in my mind — the usual selection of crap: flowers on cards for women, golf courses on cards for men.
I decided on an anniversary card for my parents that addressed them as “Mother and Dad” instead of “Mom and Dad” or “Mom and Father.” A few other cards used the same address, like “mother” is supposed to be so much more elegant and dad’s not going to read the card anyway so let’s just call him dad. And why do cards have so much printed text? Does anyone who receives such a card actually read the poem, stopping after every line to hear the rhyme? My eyes always glaze over whenever I see a cardful of text, though I guess someone out there must like such cards since there are so many of them for sale.
