The Sound of Pollution
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sounds can be beautiful, like the bioacoustics sounds produced in the...
February 26, 2013Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
Goodbye Carnival 2013
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Carnival may be over but it came so early this year there is still...
February 19, 2013
The Curmudgeon on “Mirror, Mirror”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - No, not last year’s film nominated for an Oscar in Costume...
February 19, 2013
The Curmudgeon on the Vicar of Christ
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon was fortunate enough to have had a law professor...
February 12, 2013
Life of Pee (Carnaval Edition)
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ash Wednesday has arrived but Carnival is not over. "Blocos", or...
February 12, 2013
The Curmudgeon on “Cui Bono”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cariocas awoke last Friday to discover that, in the wake of...
February 5, 2013
What the Frack Are You Doing?
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - We use more rock today in the form of petroleum than...
February 5, 2013
The Curmudgeon on Carnival 2013
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bah! Humbug! It will surprise very few of you to learn...
January 29, 2013
Earth, Wind and Water
There is more to water than meets the eye, especially with the apparent abundance of water in some areas and...
January 29, 2013