You can't eat while we fast

Nov 13, 2009 - http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,26343471-421,00.html?from=news+newsletter_rss&referrer=email&source=eDM_newspulse Parents say son was tormented for eating salami sandwich during Ramadan     The Daily Telegraph November 13, 2009 12:01am Helen Grigoriou comforts her son Antonios who was allegedly beaten by Muslim students at his school. Picture: Jeff Herbert

• Boy "chased, assaulted by Muslim students"
• Was eating salami during Ramadan
• Parents withdraw boy from the school

A SYDNEY couple has withdrawn their two children from a public primary school, claiming their 11-year-old son was bullied by Muslim students because he ate a salami sandwich during Ramadan.  Andrew Grigoriou said yesterday he complained to the school and to police after his son Antonios was chased and later assaulted by Muslim students after a confrontation over the contents of his lunch, The Daily Telegraphreports. Antonios, a Year 5 student of Greek-Australian background at Punchbowl Public School in Sydney's southwest, said he and a friend had to be locked inside the library for an hour after being chased by a group of Muslim boys offended by his choice of food while they were fasting. - 17 Comments

‘Good evening, live from the Berlin Wall’

Nov 09, 2009 - I thought this would be an interesting tie in from Tulipe's earlier post. On the night of Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall — the stark, menacing symbol of the Cold War — came crashing down, suddenly and dramatically. - 16 Comments

Who should make the arrangements for a wedding or dating anniversary?

Nov 06, 2009 - I'm wondering who is supposed to the arrangements (eg. dinner reservation) for a wedding or dating anniversary? Our 9 yr (dating?) anniversary is coming up this weekend. - 3 Comments

The DORF Matrix: Towards a Theory of NPR's Taste in Black Music

Oct 22, 2009 - Source     Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 4:07 PM | By Jody Rosen   In August, National Public Radio's flagship music program All Songs Considered published "The Best Music of 2009 (So Far)," a rundown of the top 30 songs and albums of the year-to-date as voted by the show's listeners.   The results of the survey suggest that the All Songs Considered audience has a fuzzy understanding of the word "all." "The Best Music of 2009 (So Far)" consists almost entirely of indie-rockers: acts like The Decemberists, Wilco, Grizzly Bear, Neko Case, Andrew Bird, Regina Spektor, and Animal Collective, the Brooklyn art-rock group that took the top spot in both the best songs and best albums tallies. - 3 Comments

My husband didn't plan anything for our first wedding anniversary......

Oct 08, 2009 - so... i thought that i was pretty much relationship-drama free, but thats when i forgot that my husband is emotionally retarded (i dont use that word often, but i mean it in the truest form, also i heard madonna say it about guy ritchie, and its fitting..).  sooooo... here goes my long story. - 4 Comments