Turmeric, pygmies and piracy
I needed to do a bit of background research for the lecture I’m using to open today’s Digital Democracy class at Harvard. The end result… Read More »Turmeric, pygmies and piracy
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
International shipping and the falling dollar
The New York Times has an excellent page one story today about the resurgence of the Port of New York. The world’s busiest container port… Read More »International shipping and the falling dollar
Cote d’Ivoire discussion on MetaFilter
The fine folks over at Metafilter are having an interesting discussion about current events in Cote d’Ivoire. MeFi user “kablam” posted an extremely graphic piece… Read More »Cote d’Ivoire discussion on MetaFilter
What’s better than electric kora music? FREE electric kora music.
The fine folks behind Calabash Music – one of the best places on the ‘net to legally download world music – have started a “free… Read More »What’s better than electric kora music? FREE electric kora music.
The Freudian Web
My current favorite tool on the web is Overture’s Keyword Selector Tool. (Many thanks to Ben Edelman and David Pennock for independently introducing me to… Read More »The Freudian Web
Cote d’Ivoire and the Future of Peacekeeping
A month ago, it looked like peace might be around the corner for Cote d’Ivoire. Government soldiers and rebels had stopped shooting at one another,… Read More »Cote d’Ivoire and the Future of Peacekeeping