by Charles Cameron | Aug 6, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — observing with interest the slow turning of the tides ] . That was then: When King George V went to Nepal in 1911, he killed 39 tigers, 18 rhinoceroses and 4 bears. http://t.co/J462ghqHKA pic.twitter.com/qCQzsGFqOy — Anup Kaphle...
by Charles Cameron | Mar 30, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — a factory for words — ugh! ] . ** In American folklore, a Christmas elf is a diminutive creature (elf) that lives with Santa Claus in the North Pole and acts as his helper. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty has a fasacinating account...
by Charles Cameron | Jan 13, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — all tweets guaranteed safe for the workplace ] . Steven Emerson made the mistaken claim on Fox News that Birmingham is an all-Muslim enclave — and has withdrawn his claim and apologized fulsomely in the aftermath. While Emerson is...
by Charles Cameron | Nov 13, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — skip straight to the last three sections if you want the meat without the fruit & nuts ] . I didn’t know that football hooligans were against salafists when I put together this DoubleQuote in a free moment yesterday — I...
by Charles Cameron | Nov 11, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — from Raff Pantucci to Shakespeare & Borges — plays within plays, mirrors within mirrors — then back again ] . ** As you know, I’m in the habit of moving from apocalyptic and / or terrorist specifics to wider...