Serials

We can't be in 'puyeng' over Jakarta protests

3 Sep 2010

THE intensity of the latest demonstrations in Jakarta was shocking. We can always argue that the demonstrators represent a minute percentage of a nation that is home to 230 million people. But the noisy minority can inflict a lot of damage on both nations.

Taliban tries to stop the music in Afghanistan _ again

3 Sep 2010

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Mohammed Tariq was looking after his uncle's music shop one recent afternoon when two bearded men with turbans pulled up on a motorcycle to deliver an ominous warning.

The sad disappearance of foreign TV | Marianne M Gilchrist

3 Sep 2010

When I was young, European serials offered a view into other worlds. Why do we now limit ourselves to US imports? For those of us of a certain age, the death of Cécile Aubry at the end of July caused a nostalgic pang: memories of black-and-white television, mountains, and a dog that seemed to be made out of the fluffy snow over which she bounded. Belle et Sébastien , which she originally wrote ...