Last night I went to Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg to see Pink and Noseworthy perform.  Pete's Candy Store isn't a candy store at all, although it seems like it may have been way back in the day.  They respect this history by giving out lollipops to patrons.  There is a bar area up front [...]

From an email sent by John Stauber of Defend the Press: VICTORY!Late tonight the US Army announced it has dropped its subpoena of Sarah Olson in the Ehren Watada court martial. The news broke in an article in the Honolulu Advertiser. This is a great victory for journalist Sarah Olson and our Defend the Press [...]

On Friday night, I attended the JETAANY Shinnenkai (新年会 "New Years Party") at Naniwa in Midtown.  We sat on the floor of a traditional Japanese tatami room and ate sushi and fish and beef nabe (鍋 hotpot). Very 懐かしい (nostalgic) of my days in Japan.  The 飲み放題 (all-you-can-drink) definitely helped to up the festive factor. [...]

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Help us Bring a Global Voice into the March!"Citizens from 165 Countries March with You!" Want to help the rest of the world join Saturday's peace march! Avaaz.org, a new global online advocacy group, ran a "virtual global march" this week, promising to carry flags and banners representing the 80,000 people from 165 countries who [...]