http://virtualstoa.net Chris Brooke's Weblog Tue, 13 May 2008 08:21:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Gaping Silence on the Italian Left. http://virtualstoa.net/2008/05/13/all-shades-of-opinion/ My brother Michael, over here. http://virtualstoa.net/2008/05/13/the-polish-documentary-movement/ It's not an especially striking opinion, but having bollocksed up the election last Autumn, the 10p rate this year, and now the local elections, it's hard to see why he should hang around, and I'm already bored of reading "Brown prepares fightback" headlines on the news websites. It's probably time ... http://virtualstoa.net/2008/05/12/gordon-brown-should-probably-resign-shouldnt-he/ Ever since I started reading the Vatican's excellent website about ten years ago I always thought it odd that you could get it in English, French, Portuguese, and so on, but not in Latin. Now the BBC is reporting today on the launch of the Vatican's Latin website and suggesting ... http://virtualstoa.net/2008/05/10/virtual-stoa-agrees-with-ratzinger-shock/ I don't usually do this kind of thing, but I did this one last year, and Josh asked me if I'd post this year's version. It's over the fold... The Department of Government (FAS) at Harvard University will host its second conference for graduate students in political theory and political philosophy ... http://virtualstoa.net/2008/05/09/call-for-papers-harvard-university-graduate-conference-in-political-theory-october-31-november-1-2008/ Robert Jospin, French pacifist, socialist, Lavaliste, and father of Lionel; born 9 June 1899, died 9 May 1990. http://virtualstoa.net/2008/05/09/dsw-270/ Stella Browne, socialist feminist campaigner for the reform of abortion law. After Somerville College, Oxford and spells as a teacher and librarian she began to make a name for herself in the debates concerning women’s sexual desire before and after the First World War. She conducted a twenty-five year correspondence ... http://virtualstoa.net/2008/05/08/dead-socialist-watch-316/ Margaret Cole, Fabian socialist and wife of G. D. H., with whom she wrote detective novels. Born 6 May 1893, died 7 May 1980. Some quotes over here. http://virtualstoa.net/2008/05/07/dsw-213/ Ian Mikardo, Labour MP, born 9 July 1908, died 6 May 1993. http://virtualstoa.net/2008/05/06/dsw-211/ Norm points out that Willie Nelson has recently turned 75... http://virtualstoa.net/2008/05/05/my-own-peculiar-way/