You throw a large stone into the ocean and the ground under your feet begins to tremble … and the Iberian peninsula snaps off and begins to move away from the rest of Europe: a stone raft. Or you are a woman who picks up a branch and scratches a line in the dirt and immediately the earth trembles … and the Iberian peninsula snaps off and begins to move away from the rest of Europe: a stone raft.
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This French Letter Is From Portugal
This is a weird but effective PSA from Portugal that visually expresses the need to combat AIDS in our daily lives in a humorous but still pointed manner. The illustrations are those commonly found on any men’s room wall or scribbled by any newly enlightened adolescent on the back pages of their spiral notebook but if you are a Republican, you might want to write to your congressman now to complain of such titillation on the internet (oh, someone pointed out that it might be easier to contact your Republican representative at the local strip joint … assuming a male representative which is a pretty safe assumption if a Republican).
A Celebration of Reading 