Things Are Good

North Korea is reported to be willing to stop its nuclear program. They will continue to make use of nuclear reactors, although the Bush administration is demanding they stop that too.
International talks have been more successful than previously thought and are moving along rather amiably. The North Koreans and Americans have been using diplomatic channels [...]

Acclaimed writer and journalist Hunter S. Thompson was remembered by his friends and loved ones this month with a ceremonial firing of a cannon containing his ashes. The ashes were sent off from a 150ft tower topped by a red fist with two thumbs – the symbol of Thompson’s free-wheeling, first-person gonzo journalism, and were [...]