Dowbrigade

Down here in Ecuador, we have been spending a
lot of time trying to explain, in Spanish, what exactly a Blog is.
The
closest we have come is […]

Down here in Ecuador, we have been spending a
lot of time trying to explain, in Spanish, what exactly a Blog is.
The
closest we have come is […]

It
has long been known that FDR commissioned a psychological profile of
Adolf Hitler from the OSS, predecessor to the CIA. Now, 62 years later,
it is available […]

Full
disclosure: It is a little known fact that the Dowbrigade is an embroiderer
(and not just of our stories) and once created designs for a company
named "Crewel and Unusual."
The NY Times has […]

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Shanghai online game player stabbed to death a
competitor who sold his cyber-sword, the China Daily said Wednesday, creating
a dilemma in China where no law exists for the ownership of virtual weapons.
[…]

from Ted Rall

2005 has been officially designated the "Year of Languages."
Who knew?

In November 1979, I was part of a presidential commission that asked
the federal government […]

In a scathing report examining the exposure of three
Boston University researchers to tularemia last year, Boston public health
authorities
yesterday called on BU to strengthen internal oversight of safety
[…]

The news, in today’s
New York Times, of the
takeover of that Dean of American Journalism, the National
Enquirer, by a team of Brits, inspires […]

The New York Times has an article about Liz Smith
and the difficulty of being a star-friendly gossip columist in a world
of smarmy and snide blogs…
In
today’s gossip world, being […]

We are writing from the lobby of the Hotel Hilton Colon, located in
a zone of recently constructed high rises on the outskirts of Guayaquil,
Ecuador. Of course, the Dowbrigade is not staying at the Hilton.
[…]

A
new chewing gum, which its makers claim can help enhance breasts, is proving
to be a big hit in Japan.
The makers claim Bust-Up gum can also help improve circulation, reduce stress
[…]