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The news (here at least) are all about Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. Of course, because as a former evil colonial empire we have historical ties to Iceland and the news of the financial crisis and the following bankruptcy (I didn't realize a whole country as is could go bankrupt) have been a shock to many here ( Read more... )

There are twists of time and space, of vision and reality, which only a dreamer can divine; and from what I know of Carter I think he has merely found a way to traverse these mazes. Whether or not he will ever come back, I cannot say. - H. P. Lovecraft, "The Silver Key ( Read more... )

( I'm reading an interview with George Weigel... )