Five of the officials of Iran's Islamic regime live in mansions that put royal palaces to shame! (4) One-liners: Brief news headlines, happenings, memes, and other items of general interest. (3) The Taliban in Afghanistan and Iran's Islamic regime are in competition to see who can abuse & oppress women more: Female students outside Afghanistan's Badakhshan University are whipped by a Taliban officer while protesting for their right to higher education.

Trials last mere minutes, with no attorney present. (2) Justice, Islamic Republic of Iran style: Kangaroo courts are being held in Iran for prosecuting and convicting street protesters. Shame on Iran's brutal Islamic regime for converting this bundle of joy to a weeping young girl, mourning the murder of her mother by the regime's thugs during street protests. Scenes from Isla Vista, the student community next to UCSB, getting ready for tonight's raucous Halloween parties and street festival. (1) Images of the day: Halloween memories from years past: This year I had engagements that prevented me from hosting local trick-or-treaters.

Lately, non-book items (such as political news, tech news, puzzles, oddities, trivia, humor, art, and music) have formed the vast majority of the entries.Įntries in each section appear in reverse chronological order.Īrchived blogs up to 2011 Blog Entries for 2022ġ (Monday): Presenting selected news, useful info, and oddities from around the Internet. Given that the book introductions and reviews constituted a form of personal blog, I decided to title this page 'Blog & Books,' to also allow discussion of interesting topics unrelated to books from time to time. The rapid expansion of the list of books warranted devoting a separate page to it. This page was created in 2009 as an outgrowth of the section entitled 'Books Read or Heard' in my personal page.

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