Emmanuel Bensah somehow manages to make me nostalgic for tro-tros, the overcrowded, sweaty, unsafe minivans that serve as transport for most urban Ghanaians. His photo… Read More »Road Trip! Tales from the road in Ghana and DRC
In a pile of recent (terrific!) posts on Roba Al-Assi’s blog, “And Far Away” (don’t miss the one about her pink hair) is a great… Read More »Slingshot: Meet the Palestine Lyrical Front
When Niger’s president Mamadou Tanja declared that his nation wasn’t facing a famine, but local food shortages, his statements were met with widespread skepticism. (See… Read More »What if Tanja got it right?
¡Hola, mis amigos de VidaExtra! Bienvenidos a mi blog, “Mi Corazón Es En Accra.” ¡FelÃz World Blog Day! Soy un erudito en el colegio del… Read More »Â¡FelÃz Blog Day!
Israeli blogger Nir Ofir had an excellent idea about two months ago. Squinting at his screen a little bit, he decided the number 3108 (31/08,… Read More »Happy 3108!
My friend and neighbor Jennifer Mattern maintains a consistently hilarious and often poignant parenting blog, Breed ‘Em and Weep. She turns her considerable talents this… Read More »The Benefits of a Berkshire Summer, Preserved in Vinegar