Not really, drug enforcement buddies! Nor am I staying at the place depicted in the photo, the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. But nevertheless …
Read moreThe Lodhi Gardens of New Delhi are probably famous enough that I don't have to say much about them, other than offer these modest photos. They ca…
Read moreI am off to Hyderabad tomorrow, so had my final swing through Delhi today. The photos you see are a view from a rickshaw in old Delhi; a "yes th…
Read moreMy photographic skills do not seem stunning today (not that I am much of a professional even though I manage to get my photos published reasonably of…
Read moreI am spending my first day in Delhi and having a busy time, being shown around by my colleague and friend, Science 's correspondent here, and giv…
Read moreThis post is true, despite what day it is: I will be off on an 8-day, 3-city speaking tour in India beginning tomorrow, at the kind invitation of the…
Read moreI don't know about you, but I can't do a stitch of work unless there is music playing. There are lots of Doo Wop sites on the Web, but here i…
Read moreA friend tipped me off to a story about cassoulet , the great southwestern French dish, in Slate , by Katherine Lanpher. The piece is pretty well inf…
Read moreThe Los Angeles Times Opinion page today carries a must-read piece by former Times staffer Allan Jalon about a smear the paper printed back in 197…
Read moreI see that the Vatican has endorsed the excommunication of the mother and doctors of a 9-year-old girl who had an abortion in Brazil after being rap…
Read moreThis is a 3 1/2 month old baby named Jaden Mack, from a village in Wales. He is now dead, killed a Staffordshire bull terrier and a Jack Russell at h…
Read moreContinuing with today's "living dolls" theme (which no doubt brushes up against the boundaries of political correctness), the incredibl…
Read moreWhere do you stand on the Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha controversy ? Balter's Blog wants to know. Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press
Read moreClaude Berri, one of France's most popular film directors and producers, has died . Anglophone film goers will remember him best for "Jean d…
Read moreAccording to an Associated Press item that has circulated widely the past couple of days, an auto industry consultant named Andrew Jones has created…
Read moreThat's the title of the Turkish translation of my book , "The Goddess and the Bull," which has just been published by Istanbul-based Ho…
Read moreI've raved a number of times about National Public Radio's superb jazz profiles series, but they have really outdone themselves this time wit…
Read moreAs a new feature on this blog, I've added my personal music playlist to the left hand column, below the Favorites and Archives. It will change a…
Read moreReuters is reporting that the Vatican has forgiven Lennon for saying that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus" back in 1966. This is…
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