Just a Thought:

 So this week's Newsweek has Lincoln and Darwin on the cover, posing the question: Who was more important?

 Being the weekend of July 4th here in America, freedom has been celebrated with fireworks, hot dogs, and lots of tequila. At least if you're me (though I don't eat hot dogs - they smell good though). Abraham Lincoln was a major force for the liberation of slaves in America. Meanwhile, Darwin's basic principles place negroid people at a slightly higher level of evolution than apes. Hitler got as far as he did on the idea of a superior race thanks to the Origin of Species.

 It should be pretty clear who was more important, right?

 I'm not going to discuss evolution in terms of right or wrong, because I'm not a scientist. But all I will say is that I'm incredibly tired of our assumption that Darwin was correct, despite the word theory still tagged onto the study of evolution.

 Whenever something is assumed to be correct, and science is skewed to reflect that assumption, I feel riled. I would like to see freedom of debate respected by modern scientists. I imagine it will be a good long time before open debate is truly allowed in the field of science.

 Since June 14:

 I've moved to America, passed my written driving test, started a new job, moved into a new apartment, and made some new friends.

 But most importantly, I've begun to develop a tan. For this pale English rose, that is what truly excites me at this time. As my hair lightens and I grow skinny from yoga, I shall have to consider purchasing a chihuahua to accompany my new L.A. look. Which brings me to what I really want to talk about.

 Forget The Dark Knight. Forget Hancock. Forget Wall E. The most exciting film of the year is on its way and I just saw the trailer for it before You Don't Mess With the Zohan (very funny by the way - go see it). Yes, the chihuahuas of Beverly Hills are getting their revenge on the Paris Hilton wannabes who so abuse their dignity. Good for them! Check out the trailer: 

 http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/beverlyhillschihuahua/trailer_medium.html

 And finally:

 I'm at last reading Sense and Sensibility by the wonderful Jane Austen. I haven't read an Austen since my A Levels, and it's refreshing to discover how relevant she still is to modern readers, despite how different society is today. I read it wishing that I was an Eleanor - controlled, but feeling deeply. But I fear I'm actually a Marianne and way too open with my feelings. Perhaps it's the British girl inside of me, but I can't help feeling that by exposing too much of your inner self, you leave yourself literally open to attack. I'd like to work on becoming more like Eleanor, and guarding my emotions a little more tightly. 

 Have a great week everyone, and please tell your friends about Calliope. We want more readers, and more writers, and need your help to get them. In the mean time, I'm off to cook some wholewheat pasta and relax with my Newsweek.

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