The Chinese officicials have promised press freedom for journalists covering the Beijing Olympics. As this fresh RTHK (Hong Kong) report shows, the freedom of press is being applied very selectively. That is, the more pro Beijing you are, the more freedom you enjoy.

"Hey, there are two of us in this race", McCain seems to be gesticulating.

As Labour are unable to hold a seat like Glasgow East, a seat which used to be as solid as can be, I wonder if they are able to hold anything at all. Although it was no big secret before last general election that Gordon Brown would succeed Tony Blair, it was Blair and not Brown who ran for PM and was elected.

The dilemma is that the voters do not seem to trust Brown but substituting him with another unelected Prime Minister would be even less justified than the present situation. The honorable thing to do

The Surgeon General has concluded that photography may be dangerous for your health.

The Belgian Privacy Commission intends to sue Sweden in the European Court after Sweden adopted legislation allowing their military intelligence service FRA to monitor without explicite court order all phone and web communications passing the Swedish borders.

The big football season has begun, for sure, but I had no idea that squirrels are football maniacs, too. At least that is what Carlsberg says. :-)

In absence of free media, political satire in Russia is to be found on line. Pity that the low Internet penetration does not allow footage like this to be enjoyed by the public at large.

A very good analysis by Reuter's Jon Decker and Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Who would want to go to a crowded Vienna when one can have all the fun in the privacy of one’s own living room? :-)

The Euro 2008 tournament is approaching. Alas, we get to see a lot of well rehearsed movies. :-)

This is how Hitler would have received te bad news about sale figures of Windows Vista.

Thousands of Londoners apparently had a heavy party during the weekend.

Last Call performing an ironic song in response to the generation of 1968.

Whoever posted this video to Photobucket made a point of telling that all these drivers are women. So what? It must be just a coincident. :-P

Former chess World champion Gary Kasparov, who is currently an oppositional politician in Russia, faces and air attack by a flying dildo while speaking at a political meeting. Apparently, something about the level of political discourse and the true face of the Russian government is being said after the air born penis has been taken down.

This is how you order a pizza in future unless you take action now.

Remember the Florida voting machine of 2004?

President Bush makes a side gig as a stand-up comedian.