Time magazine has already named “using the Internet” as person of the year. Now this amazing series of tubes has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Riccardo Luna, the director of Wired Italia.
“Its not just a network of computers, it’s a network of lives,” Luna said to a crowd of Read More
Barack Obama’s Presidency is less than a year old, and he has already found himself on the roller coaster ride of American politics, media and celebrity. It must have been a pleasant surprise to wake to the news on October 9th that he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. While it will be derided Read More
Oh, Norway, sweet, majestic, oddly-temperate-for-your-latitude Norway: Don’t take this the wrong way, but when it comes to American politics, you are utterly tone deaf.
Yes, we’re all glad George W. Bush is gone, too, and we all know he never should have been elected. Hell, we’re pretty sure he actually wasn’t elected—at least the first Read More
Tonight, Alicia Keys, Kylie Minogue, Annie Lennox and Melissa Etheridge are in Oslo, Norway, taking part in a concert honoring current Nobel Peace laureates Al Gore and the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Ms. Lennox, addressing a crowd at today’s event, asked: “Can celebrities save the world? It rankles. What kind Read More
