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For about a year or so, I've been listening to the Bill Maher Real Time podcast which is a recording of the HBO show of the same name. It's amazing as in this day and age comedians are the ONLY people that can speak freely against the actions of their own governments (and when they were censored we can freely say they were REGIMES) even if the countries are actually democracies. Look at Italy where the best political comments came out of comedians like Sabina Guzzanti, Daniele Lutazzi or more recently Beppe Grillo with his V-Day campaign which is gathering some momentum that surprised the established politicians. Anyhow, this is not a post about Italian politics, I wanted to add two more great shows, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report both on The Comedy Channel. These two are not available as a feed (a shame) but their sites offers quite a bit of excellent content. I heard about The Colbert Report when I saw a shootout between him and Bill O'Reilly (a

As Pavarotti left us this week, I think I'll always remember him singing "Nessun dorma" by Puccini. His voice and talent were indeed unique and the world will honour him forever. Thank you maestro. Nessun dorma Nessun dorma, nessun dorma ... Tu pure, o Principessa, Nella tua fredda stanza, Guardi le stelle Che tremano d'amore E di speranza. Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me, Il nome mio nessun saprà, no, no, Sulla tua bocca, io lo dirò Quando la luce splenderà. Ed il mio bacio scioglierà il silenzio Che ti fa mia. Il nome suo nessun saprà E noi dovrem, ahimè, morir, morir... Dilegua, notte! Tramontate, stelle! Tramontate, stelle! All'alba vincerò! Vincerò! Vincerò! Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)