Any mention of the United States these days polarises people.  It does not seem to matter whether the discussion relates to foreign policy, hip-hop music or beer.

It seems there is a day, a month or even a year for every good cause at the moment.  The United Nations alone has already declared 2009 to be Year of Astronomy, Year of Natural Fibres and the Year of the Gorilla. 

The biggest week on the New Zealand beer calendar is over with a record number of entries in the Brew NZ beer awards and record crowds at the Beervana festival.

It is Beervana week - the very biggest week on the New Zealand beer calendar.

Russia has always been a hard drinking nation but, according to The Times On-Line, they have trebled their already formidable alcohol consumption over the last 16 years. 

A conveniently unknown author once wrote that “a blog is merely a tool that lets you do anything from change the world to share your shopping list.”