Politics:
A large number of US combat troops left Iraq last week, before their deadline in the beginning of September. The remaining troops will help to build up Iraqi security forces and military. The withdrawal comes with a rise in attacks, assassination and attempted killings.
Foreign Affairs proposes a way of bringing the now nine-year-old Doha talks to an end.
The Doha Round was launched in November 2001 with the ambitious goal of liberalizing world trade and lifting living standards around the globe, especially in the least developed nations of the world. An agreement on the Round would offer universal economic benefits by reducing farm subsidies, opening up new markets, and spurring investment.[link]
This SWP study deals with the situation in Sudan before the January 2011 referendum about Southern independence.
Christoph Schlingensief died last week.
Pop Culture:
I read this novel when I was 10 (the German title is quite an elegant translation: "Morgen war Krieg"). It might have contributed to my fascination with apocalyptic scenarios. The trailer for the movie... isn't that great.
One of my problems might be that I always pictured the kids a bit younger.
io9 lists some of the novels to look forward to in the coming months. I can't wait for William Gibson's Zero History.
Channel4 finally released bloopers of the fourth season of Skins. DO YOU LOVE MY GIRLFRIEND?
In other Lily Loveless is lovely related news, someone found information about a seven minute short movie that was shown at the East End Festival back in April. The director of Seven PM was promptly hunted down via twitter and interviewed by afterellen.
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