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Must advertise this edition of BBC's World of Music. Some interesting world music but what do you think of the first track, "Soft Crush" by Tussle? Did it get you stomping your feet like it did me, even though I was seated at my desk?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00bj96d/World_Of_Music_30_10_2010
Here's a station I listen to regularly which specializes in chill-out music: ijazzglobal.com
Jazz makes a very rare appearance in my music collection but this live performance of "Flirt" by Mindi Abair is music to the ears!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj8vXoE5lhU
In one corner, we have www.daphnecaruanagalizia.com, the address an obvious reference to the owner of, and contributor to, the site.
She epitomizes the difference between an investigative journalist and a reporter. Unfortunately for our democracy, the latter far outweigh the former. Pick up any local newspaper or tune in to any radio or TV channel and the news is essentially a verbatim repeat of the politician/church leader/business magnate's words. Interviews turn out to be cafe chats minus the coffee, with the interviewer religiously reading questions off a list. I generalize, but this is only to emphasise why my inbox is updated regularly with Daphne's posts.
To be hoest, I am being put off by the insults which are now flooding her contributions and which only water down the seriousness of her accusations. This gives opponents of the truth the small arms they need to fend off the charge.
However, it does not detract from the fact that she is still the leading person on this island prepared to unveil the thick layers of hypocrisy which mask our society.
In the other corner, we have the new kid on the block, www.tasteyourownmedicine.com. The soul purpose of this blog is summed up in four words taken from the post of 28th March entitled WARNING!!! and addressed directly to Daphne Caruana Galizia, "You fuck. We fuck."
I was hoping to find some interesting arguments to counterbalance those raised in Daphne's blog, possibly even providing another angle to the Magistrate Scerri Herrera affair or that of Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando (amongst others). Instead, I found myself in a primary school playground with a bunch of kids wild on name calling but nothing much else. The only difference is that the kids here, for all their bravado, prefer to remain hidden behind the swings and the see-saws.
This, more than anything else, is what discredits the site.
I am happy to announce that this blog - Malta: Living on the Edge of Europe - has found a permanent home at www.79664664.com. Actually, "permanent" is not the most appropriate of words for something which is located in cyberspace. It is akin to calling the water flowing around and under the hull of a boat moored in Xemxija Bay, "permanent". Maybe this domain is more like an anchor for my blog, giving me the flexibility and space to develop it further.
New home, new decor. Although I started blogging again only a few months ago, I thought it appropriate that a relaunch is accompanied by a revamp, hence the eye-catching, yet smart, theme and a few embellishments. One of these additions is my Skype online status. This nifty widget makes it possible for you to contact me directly should you wish to exchange any ideas regarding one of my posts or to offer some suggestions; comment and rating functions have been left in place.
My intention now is to follow Eleanor Roosevelt's advice, "Do what you can, with what you've got, where you are".
Cheers!