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Rottin' in Denmark

Rottin' in Denmark posted Nasty, brutish and Detroit | 6 hours ago

This is a really great 'full catastrophe' piece about Detroit, one of America's most robust and baffling tragedies: The troubles of Detroit are well-publicized. Its economy is in free fall, people are streaming for the exits, it has the worst racial polarization and city-suburb divide in America,...

Jack Yan

Jack Yan posted Chrysler goes all arty with Lancia-like Aung San Suu Kyi commercial | Yesterday

Ah, remember the days when Chrysler rested on the words of another Italian guy, Chairman Lee? Inspirational, and simple. Lido gave US audiences a direct appeal, even if it was hard to believe that the LeBaron GTS could take on BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes. Now it has gone all arty. Under Fiat control,...

margotb

margotb posted Italy: The End of an Epoch | Yesterday

Two cars are ahead of me heading toward the row of a dozen or so trash bins serving my residential area. The bins are strangely empty today. The entire trash zone just opposite the fashionable tennis club that usually looks like Naples seems suspiciously clean. Almost inviting. The huge black Suv...

Mootang man

Mootang man posted Poor Amanda Knox | 4 days ago

It has been a heck of a news week! Down in my gut I had stated all along during this trial that Amanda had no chance. Those Italians were soooo inept. The two years that she has been under arrest is one heck of a long time and now 26 more years? From what the experts here say, the evidence they had...