J’accuse is no architect and notwithstanding the ever-expanding ego does not deem itself an expert in the field of architectural appraisals. What follows is a barbarian appraisal of the sketches, plans and whatnot that have been unveiled for the hoi polloi to see and for the commentators (or bloggers as the Sunday Times…

They might have not won it while exuding sparks of brilliance and samba football but Dunga’s XI twice proved that this new Brasil has added resilience to its repertoire and style of play. Yesterday’s performance was typical of recent runs – an execrable first half in which Brasil all but threw the towel to disciplined…

This article and accompanying Bertoon appear in today’s edition of The Malta Independent on Sunday (28.06.09). I was a hundred per cent certain that the first time I had heard Bob Marley sing was on a Xandir Malta re-run of the Banana Split Adventure Show. That would have been some time in the late seventies…

This is not the J’accuse obit. It is one of those “reflections” on how the pop world, pop culture and the internet-driven global village will “deal” with the passing away of the  King of Pop (“self-styled” -as some radios are insisting). Bereavement won’t have much to do with this. Sure, some fans (and that some…

Thanks to Ettore Bono for the pointer.

                    We are back. Work priorities first but expect a few early posts by the beginning of the afternoon. Despite the ugly weather on Sunday we reached our political objective by the end of the holiday… Yes, we tanned.