DailyLit: Tess of the D’Urbervilles, book by Thomas Hardy The first book from Thomas Hardy I’ve ever read, but definitely not the last. At first I found it slow and boring, I would have stopped reading it entirely after the first 30 pages if I were that type, which I am glad I am not, because it just got better and better by every page. And the end is just striking.
Christiane Amanpour: ‘There’s still so much prejudice out there’ It’s been a long time! Amanpour returns to CNN International tonight at 21.00 CET with an interview with Afghan president Hamid Karzai.
Norway mass murder suspect claims self-defense “Breivik claims the shooting rampage was a matter of self-defense, meant to save Norway from being taken over by multicultural forces and to prevent ethnic cleansing of Norwegians.” “Breivik appears to be overly concerned about his self-image and sees himself in the role of a fantastic, great person who will save Europe.” As much as I want him to be punished properly, if he is really believing all these things and not just playing, the man is clearly sick.
Syrian Violence Continues as U.N. Team Prepares Arrival United Nations cease-fire monitors were due to arrive in Syria on Sunday even as activists described violence erupting in Homs and an area near the Turkish border.
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. Mark Twain (via wordpainting) ð
Why are so many UN hating posts out there today?? I’ve never seen that many before. Uhm, I’d welcome haters to answer that, too. So?
Syria: Security Council authorizes deployment of advance military observer team
I was watching that episode of The Good Wife recently, from Season 2, when Alicia throws out Peter on election night. Anyway, I am listening to this song ever since. It suited so much for the episode, and it’s just a really good song! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
