The Curmudgeon on The Gang of Four
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This week’s news, and that of the next few weeks, will...
August 7, 2012Section
Op-Ed
Editorial, Opinion and Letters to the Editor
Letter: The Will to Crack the Crisis
Letter to the Editor Leaders of the G2012 have concluded their meet at Los Cabos, Mexico, the Earth Summit Rio...
July 17, 2012Letter: Attack on Paradise!
Letter to the Editor RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As a foreigner living in ‘The Marvelous City’, I feel compelled...
July 17, 2012
The Curmudgeon on First Fortnight Festivals
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During the first two weeks of the month of July, Rio...
July 10, 2012
Rio+20 Curmudgeonly Questions
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The One Big One: Was the Rio+20 Conference a success, a...
June 26, 2012
The Curmudgeon on the Bull in the China Shop
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Weekly news magazine “Veja” recently published an interview with Gilmar Mendes,...
June 5, 2012
Cachoeira CPI, MIB3 and Pizza
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A leitmotif of the just-released MIB3 is people saying profoundly: “Never...
May 29, 2012
The Curmudgeon On Rio+20 (A Prequel)
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon has admitted, in a prior column, that he understands...
May 22, 2012
The Curmudgeon on Visual Pollution
Opinion, By Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Like all Cariocas, the Curmudgeon has always maintained that Rio de...
May 8, 2012