Polymeme, my favorite source for news that’s not all Palin, all the time, led me to a fascinating set of photos this morning. They’re from… Read More »The mines of Ilakaka, and reporting from the edge of the world
Want to get a Texas high school football team pumped up? Try the haka. It works for New Zealand’s legendary All Blacks rugby squad. And… Read More »Cultural appropriation of the kick-ass kind
The Somali Pirates and Their Troublesome Treasure – TIME Somali pirate captain Ali Sugule makes the argument that he and his bretheren engage in piracy… Read More »links for 2008-10-04
Last summer, Center for Disease Control officials quarrantined a man who’d flown from Atlanta to Prague via Paris, despite being ordered not to travel. CDC… Read More »Putting a face on XDR-TB
MamaMikes.com: Shop and Send gifts vouchers, shopping vouchers, airtime, school fees, electronics & lots more to Kenya For Eid al Fitr, give the gift your… Read More »links for 2008-10-02
The Atlas of the Real World – Telegraph Very attractive cartograms, based on travel and media statistics, taken from The Atlas of the Real World:… Read More »links for 2008-10-01