| Get the LA Times on your Kindle. Today my employer announced that we’re now publishing our newspaper on Amazon’s portable wireless reading device, the Kindle. I don’t have one, but if you do, and you want the LA Times on there, you can subscribe here. Big deal? Not big deal? Let me know. Note: There is a poll embedded within this p ... 4 days ago · palewire · palewire.com by palewire 9 references | | Mexico welcomes Merida, without human rights restrictions President Calderon on Friday welcomed the U.S. Congress’ approval of the Merida Initiative a day earlier, an aid injection from the United States which is aimed at helping Mexico in its fight against powerful drug cartels. The bill has dropped a controversial requirement that Mexico meet certain hum ... 6 days ago · Mexico Reporter · mexicoreporter.com by MexicoReporter 11 references | | L.A. Times, Tassajara, Big Sur fires... [photo from L.A. Times] Retired English teacher, I pride myself on an ability to recognize an author's style... Frost, Eliot, Pound... Hemingway, Saul Bellow, Philip Roth... yeah, I'm of another generation. So tonight, reading L.A. Times for news of the Tassajara, Big Sur fires... I'm startled to re ... 7 days ago · Dr. Sward's Cure for ... · drswardscureformelancholia.blogspot.com by Robert () 5 references | | The Crisis in Zimbabwe Recent election news: Sokwanele kept a running tab of the effects of the violence and boycotts. ******* The BBC has, as almost always, a good overview of the situation. I’ve also pulled the best stories I’ve seen covering specific aspects of the elections or violence. The LA Times has an excellent a ... 8 days ago · The Everyday Idealist · everydayidealist.wordpress.com by everydayidealist 1 reference | | Changes at MexicoReporter.com There is good news and, well, good news here at MexicoReporter.com which I wanted to tell you, my readers, for the sake of transparency. Next week, I will be start in a new job as staff blogger, investigator and video journalist for the Los Angeles Times and their Latin America blog La Plaza here in ... 8 days ago · Mexico Reporter · mexicoreporter.com by MexicoReporter 11 references | | No Emmy nomination for Rebecca Romijn and here's why Filed under: Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Emmys, Reality-Free The Emmy nominations won't be announced until July 17, but we can tell you right now without a doubt that Ugly Betty's Rebecca Romijn will not be among the outstanding supporting actress in a comedy category at the Emmys. No, we're n ... 9 days ago · TV Squad · tvsquad.com by Allison Waldman 201 references | |