Radio Sweden News News from France24When I was in California a month and a half ago I wrote to local cable provider Comcast, asking them to provide Al-Jazeera English. It really seems like some kind of political decision that they don’t want to let in this alternative voice. Perhaps they fear being labeled as soft on terror, which is...
The concept of heresy arose early in the Christian Church, as alternative approaches to dogma and worship were persecuted by the dominant orthodoxy. Ironically ths first apeared as the Church itself emerged from persecution. Intolerance of “heresy” continued through the Middle Ages, with Protestantism perhaps as the ultimate heresy. Then, of course, established Protestant...
Since I first arrived in Europe I’ve been a big fan of William Morris, the 19th Century co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite movement in art. I first discovered Morris after the breakthrough of J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. Fantasy fiction became the rage in the early 60′s, and Willam Morris was a...
A tree flowering in the parking lot at the Ukiah Walmart I’ve spent more than half my life in Europe, and have gotten used to being being in places where English is not the language. Being in France has made me appreciate how good my Swedish is. But it is so fun and easy...
Christmas decorations at Patisserie Christian, originally uploaded by radiowood2000. Amazing decorations at a very nice bakery/cafe. Apparently located at both 12 rue de l’ Outre and 17 Place du Temple Neuf (it’s on a corner, where a street runs into a square) in Strasbourg. According to Archi-Strasbourg.org, the building went up in 1550. Some...
Trying to learn how to get food in France. It’s a bit daunting finding what I want. This is if course based on very limited experience, less than two weeks in the city of Strasbourg. Hopefully I’ll learn more as time goes by. It turns out to be a lot more disconcerting learning a...
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