Charmed, I’m Sure
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Western charm correspondent was recently making love, when he read
Choosing Rebels Over Army, Iraqis Head Home. A
s many as 500,000 Iraqis...
World Cup 2014 – NYC Subway Series
The defending champions limp off at the full-time whistle. The Dutch triumph in the remake of the 2010 final as Spanish-language horror film.
What the hell...
Will Iraq Join the Union? Which State Would It Emulate?
President Barack Obama isn't ruling out any potential responses to escalating violence in Iraq.
We have been monitoring the situation on the ground there, he...
Kindergarten Tell Me What You Think
Marquel, TPVs New York Times Toddler correspondent was recently sucking on his thumb when he heard a voice telling him to read: Rethinking the...
Marquel’s North Korean Misadventure
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes East Asian Correspondent, was practicing his North Korean when he inadvertently read North Korea Detains 3rd American in New Threat to Relations With...
Made in NYC – TPV noted – The Old Intelligence Gap
TPV recently ran a bus poll and discovered that there is no generational gap: old technology is used to read and new technology is...
Obama Offers No Apologies for the Swap and TPV Does Not Need Them
President Barack Obama said Thursday he
"absolutely makes no apologies" for seeking the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in a prisoner swap with the Taliban.
The...
America’s Vote on Reality? Tomorrow Is Today
Marquel, TPVs Times Reality Section correspondent, was taking a cold shower when his eyes got stuck to the New York Times article: Is Global...
Humorless Groucho Marx in Charge of the NY Public Library
Marquel, TPVs Times Newest Espresso Bars correspondent, was sipping his doppio macchiato, while skimming through the New York Times and noticing: Library Reveals Details and...
Defining Braggadocio
Merriam-Webster defines braggadocio as
When George Bush-Fils opens his mouth, whether DWI or not.
No, that's an exaggeration. It happens only when he talks, not when...
Family Love Pakistani Style
Marquel, TPVs New York Times Shame Correspondent had a hard time finishing this article: Pregnant Pakistani Woman Is Beaten to Death by Her Family. The woman,...
CIA Abandons Americans Troops in Afghanistan. Not.
Marquel sometimes feels as if he were 007. He did not have that feeling while reading the d. The name of the C.I.A. station chief...
The White House Science Fair Is Today. You’re e-vited
Would you like to see our President riding a bike? It's not science-fiction, though it did happen only once, during a science fair...
Can’t Repeat the Past? The Pentagon’s Bet Is Gatsby’s
Marquel, TPV's New York Times military intelligence corespondent, was in the process of reading U.S. Trains African Commandos to Fight Terrorism in today's paper, when he realized...
