http://www.benettontalk.com This is a blog, a place to ponder global themes and stuff we think we all should care about. Fri, 16 May 2008 16:55:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The month of May marked the first anniversary of Bloggers Unite. This particular year marks the 50th anniversary (1948-2008) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Putting the two together, members of BlogCatalog chose to launch an awareness campaign that would address the plight of the basic human rights. http://www.benettontalk.com/bloggers-unite-for-basic-human-rights/ Some people live in the same house for their whole lives. Some people have the same husband (!) for their whole lives. And some people keep the same car for their whole lives. http://www.benettontalk.com/car-monogamy/ More and more often American and European film makers move to Africa to shoot movies. According to Gadalla Gubara, an 88-year-old Sudanese film director, Africa has a lot of potential for film stories, though most countries have still not prioritised the industry. http://www.benettontalk.com/africa-a-big-source-for-film-making/ The accusations have been flying after Microsoft banned the use of the gamertag "thegayergamer" on Xbox Live. The Redmond giant have been accused to be “homophobic”, “a bigot”, “to not allow freedom of speech” and more. But it’s all cleared up now, as a security manager for the company, Stephen Toulouse, explained ... http://www.benettontalk.com/too-sexy-for-xbox-live/ Do you like to tell or to listen to stories? Then you can’t miss Listen! - International Day for Sharing Life Stories tomorrow, on May 16th 2008, all around the world. People will gather in community halls, classrooms, public parks, theaters, auditoriums, as well as websites, email exchanges and virtual environments ... http://www.benettontalk.com/international-day-for-story-tellers/   I used to work side by side with my boyfriend. For more than one year, our tables were 30 cm apart. And not only we didn’t think it was a problem, but also enjoyed the fact that we were so close. But then I got another job proposal and moved ... http://www.benettontalk.com/very-close-together/ Illstrated by Priya Khatri Every time I have to fuel my car I am so embarassed! Not only because fuel is very expensive, not only because the men working at the gas stations are always very excited since they don’t expect to see a girl coming out from the car. I just ... http://www.benettontalk.com/fill-your-car-up-with-pcs/ And £1 million question is if it can stir or not. This is the monetory value of the grant awarded to British scientists to find out if a robot can safely stir soup in a kitchen. http://www.benettontalk.com/robo-soup-is-worth-1m/ Most Brazilian newspapers today are talking about a study from IPEA (the Research Institute of Applicable Economy, in Brazil) that says that by the end of this year the black population will be bigger than the white one (bare in mind that, according to convention adopted in the country, a black person is anyone who ... http://www.benettontalk.com/more-black-than-white-and-yet-so-much-difference/ Illustration by Priya Kathri It’s always been a problem for me since I was a child. At school I started to attend the religion class and the science one at the same time. What a dilemma: “How did it all begin?!” Since my teachers were all Sisters, every time I asked them to tell ... http://www.benettontalk.com/in-the-beginning-god-created-et/