The Curmudgeon on Sticks and Stones (Again)
Opinion, By Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - On the eve of his visit to Iran, President Lula has publicly...
August 3, 2010Topic
The Curmudgeon
The Curmudgeon on The FARC Farces
Opinion, by Michael Royster What are we to do with the FARC? The US and the EU have classified them...
July 27, 2010
The Curmudgeon on Trains
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - Just last week ANTT, the Brazilian Land Transportation Agency, published the public...
July 20, 2010
The Curmudgeon on Who Hexed the Hexa?
Opinion, by Michael Royster After their exit from the World Cup last week, here are exactly seventeen Curmudgeonly reasons why...
July 6, 2010
The Curmudgeon on The Fat Lady
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - “Is there an ear, nose and throat specialist in the house?” This...
June 29, 2010
The Curmudgeon as Smokey The Bear
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Times readers in Zona Sul this weekend will have seen, or...
June 22, 2010
The Curmudgeon on Vuvuzelas
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - As Gollum famously said: “We hates it! We hates it!” Tolkien’s character...
June 15, 2010
The Curmudgeon on Iran, Sticks and Stones
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt...
May 18, 2010