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Gulf War 2 (aka World War 2.5)

This is a projection of the most likely outcome of a new war in the Gulf. It use sophisticated temporal algorithms and historical semiotic analysis to achieve an accuracy rating of 99.999%.
permalink January 24 2003

 

Americans are from Mars and Europeans are from Venus

The January 2003 issue of the Economist magazine has a terrific analysis of the similarities and differences between America's values, various European values, and those of other regions in the world. Check out the extraordinary map

permalink January 14 2003

 

American TV shows losing prime-time slots

American TV shows used to occupy prime-time slots , they are now more typically on cable, or airing in late-night or weekend slots," The shift counters a longstanding assumption that TV shows produced in the United States would continue to overshadow locally produced shows from Singapore to Sicily. The changes are coming at a time when the influence of the United States on international affairs has chafed friends and foes alike, and some people are expressing relief that at least on television American culture is no longer quite the force it once was.
permalink January 09 2003