Summer's Roar

I see that Ash is looking for a more comfortable place to wait out these centigrade afternoons, trying this spot and trying that spot. But I'm afraid there is nothing outdoors that can offer any meaningful relief. Even the shade cooks.

Summer's Roar

I see that Ash is looking for a more comfortable place to wait out these centigrade afternoons, trying this spot and trying that spot. But I'm afraid there is nothing outdoors that can offer any meaningful relief. Even the shade cooks.

Iran Crackdown

It looks like the regime will be staying in power, but it would seem the government has to be left that much more hollow, rendered naked, but brutal despotism is so common to the region. It was starting to look like a renaissance spring might start thawing out those governments. We recently saw some good news in the Lebanese elections, for instance, turning away from Hezbollah. But it looks like that cultural winter will be lingering for a while. Yet the ice is cracking.

Iran Crackdown

It looks like the regime will be staying in power, but it would seem the government has to be left that much more hollow, rendered naked, but brutal despotism is so common to the region. It was starting to look like a renaissance spring might start thawing out those governments. We recently saw some good news in the Lebanese elections, for instance, turning away from Hezbollah. But it looks like that cultural winter will be lingering for a while. Yet the ice is cracking.