Exhibition poster, Paris metro.
Israeli army vets admit killing innocent civilians in Gaza
Read Donald McIntyre's piece in The Independent about the appalling litany of war crimes in Gaza. Read more about the soldiers' admissions at Haaretz.
"Journalists" defend the indefensible
The pathetic lack of objectivity among some "journalists" in the mainstream media is amplified by stupid rhetoric about Dick Cheney. The former vice president - who openly advocated torture, among other human rights violations - continues to make false and misleading statements about the current administration. Read Glenn Greenwald's insightful article in Salon.
Iranian blogger dies in prison
Human rights campaigners call for justice after an Iranian blogger dies in prison.
Newspapers continue their struggle
The Columbia Journalism Review writes about the challenges for the few remaining two-newspaper towns.
Keep calm and carry on
The World War II Keep Calm and Carry On posters are doing a brisk business in Britain, as a "stiff upper lip" reaction to the faltering economy. I have a poster from Barter Books and two tote-bags bearing the Keep Calm and Carry On slogan from the Victoria & Albert Museum gift shop in London. My daughter also has a totebag and my husband has a poster in his office.
I like Keep Calm and Carry On much better than the Shepard Fairey WANT IT campaign for Saks. I just can't help thinking that WANT IT is what's gotten so many people in trouble. I can't help thinking that focusing on the basics is what will get us all through this unsettling time.
Okay, off to read the links...
Posted by: tangobaby | 24 March 2009 at 17:39
Barter books isn't far from me. Did you know that they found Keep Calm and Carry On there but it was never actually used during the war?
Posted by: Di Overton | 24 March 2009 at 12:46
I have to hit the link above. This is all so sad and confusing. I really want one of those posters. I think I should be calm and carry on... walk closer to better days for all. The phrase and it's meaning really is, within the beholder, isn't it.
One love.
Posted by: Christina | 22 March 2009 at 16:24
Hmmm - carry on doing what? The same stupid things we all did to get us in this mess in the first place? Not sure I'm sold on that slogan. Keep calm and change the world might be more like it, no?
Posted by: Marianne | 21 March 2009 at 21:19
Despite the news (or the decrease in the available sources of it), I suppose keeping calm and carrying on, is sometimes the best thing we can do...
xo
Posted by: tinker | 21 March 2009 at 10:21
Oh my friend, this is so sad. About the slogan, I have posted it several times in my blog, seems conforting to me. I wish I had a poster.
Posted by: Yoli | 21 March 2009 at 04:25
Keep calm and carry on is such a British way. I'm not surprised this slogan has caught on again...no matter what the kettles will still boil for tea each afternoon. It is the way.
Sorry about the blogger who died in prison. If prisons are for the lawless, why are the lawless allowed to run them?
:)
xo
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | 20 March 2009 at 23:16
Even with this recession, I still live in peace.... I thank God for that every day. I pray for those that do not.
Posted by: MiddleAgedWomanBlogging | 20 March 2009 at 16:36
Keeping calm and carrying on is a large task. Bad economic news, hardship stories everywhere, faux news, recent history being rewritten on a daily basis....it is getting very difficult. World news is disturbing but the news in my own locale is also very disturbing.
I have found that people I know care less about world politics now and are more focused on their own plights. The mood is somber, dark. I visited a huge shopping mall earlier this week with a friend. It was devoid of customers and felt very strange and spooky. The only other people in some stores were the clerks. It is the same in the grocery stores....no long lines where I live.
Keeping calm...carry on....a good mantra for our times.
Posted by: Helen | 20 March 2009 at 15:17