Confession is hard. And for Giles Clarke 'sorry' seems to be the hardest word....

The news that Sir Allen Stanford is now charged with an 8 billion investment fraud is hardly a shock....

"I love this place and its people", says Mr. Stanford. That relationship deepened four years ago, he says, when he met a local Catholic priest with wounds in his hands and feet that he believed to be the stigmata of Jesus Christ. As a memento of that life-changing experience, Mr. Stanford carries wi...

In 1986 'Master Blaster' reached 103 in 56 balls in the 50 'blackwash'....

New spider species discovered in Vietnam. Vietnam is like the new species discovery capitol of the world these days. Now, a new spider's nothing too exciting, they probably find new little ones all the time. But this one's REALLY BIG. I've seen this picture before: But Cracked.com finally gave me co...

Even before he's sworn in, Barack Obama is already having things named after him. Such as an elementary school in New York. And, possibly, the tallest peak in Antigua. Eugene Volokh thinks this is all pre-mature, and urges that we wait to see whether Obama actually makes for a great president or not...

Arstechnica had thoughts on WTO mediation and US indignation about IP rights. The second case concerns Antigua and Barbuda, a small Caribbean country home to all sorts of online vices, including gambling and DRM circumvention. Antigua took the US to the WTO years ago over charges that the US was unf...

We have really enjoyed the Easter season here in Antigua it has been so interesting. Last Sunday we went to a procession. I was able to look up some of the significances before we went so when the kids asked, what are they doing?, and what is that? I could actually answer their questions. Semana San...

I suspect that you're all pretty much tired of my seemingly endless carousels of vacation slides. Fear not, what follows is the end, thirteen entirely random pictures taken during the vacation. The only consolation I have for you is that these are edited down from about 80. My in-laws house is on a ...

Here Alexis has recorded me carefully regarding a Frangipani worm. I'm taking care because I know little about this caterpillar, save for the report from my mother in law that it can deliver a surprising bite. Following some research, I know some more: scientists call it Pseudosphinx tetrio. It grow...