Exotic locations. Beautiful women. Outrageous action scenes. Heartfelt speeches about the importance of family. And, of course, very, very fast cars. Welcome to the alternative, and entertaining, popcorn universe of the Fast and Furious movies, with the heroes now teaming up to save the world from a shadowy cyber-hacker terrorist who has turned one of…
Guitar virtuoso Allan Holdsworth is the latest jazz luminary to pass away. It is interesting to meditate on what made him different. Perhaps the first point is that he was an exceptional improvising musician first and guitarist second. Inspired by the playing of John Coltrane and Charlie Parker, Holdsworth initially wanted to play the saxophone…
Peter James Lawler was of Irish ancestry, of which he was very proud; convicts and hardworking people who made Australia their own. He was born on March 23, 1921, the only surviving child of James and Ann Lawler. They were humble beginnings, in a very basic dwelling at Wandella, inland from Cobargo on the NSW…
The Agreed Conclusions for the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) have been greeted with enthusiasm, delight, and even wonder this year. The CSW, held annually at the UN in New York, is attended by between 4,000 and 6,000 women from all over the world. This year was the 61st such event.…
