Daily Archives: January 19, 2004
Walk Like an Egyptian
The Dowbrigade attempts to stay on top of fashion…. PARIS (AFP) – British designer John Galliano, the golden boy of Christian Dior, brought ancient Egypt back to life for the Paris fashion crowd, offering a dazzling couture collection for spring-summer … Continue reading
Europe Approaches True Lord of the Rings
January 19, 2004 – Undeterred by the spectacular failure of their Beagle Martian explorer, which lost contact with controllers during the descent to the surface of the Red Planet, the European Space agency is preparing for a descent onto one … Continue reading
Wakeup Call – Time to Change Careers
(photo from Marc ter Bogt) London’s Daily Telegraph today published a scathing indictment of the Dowbrigade’s chosen profession. Within the much maligned and downtrodden field of Education, the teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL or ESL or … Continue reading
Channel Z Meets Channel Dean
As the race for the Democratic presidential nomination heats up, it is becoming increasingly clear to the Dowbrigade that what you see is NOT what you get. The mainstream media, which built Howard Dean up into an unlikely but refreshing … Continue reading