Unspeakably Uncivilized

I think sometimes news in other countries makes us feel more civilized. Makes us think, “That couldn’t happen here.” But it does. Anything unspeakable everywhere else happens... [Read this entry]

Ever really thought about the banana?

Dan Koeppel has. He wrote a book on the fruit titled Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World.
Koeppel in the NY Times about bananas:

That bananas... [Read this entry]

Nike’s Marty McFly Hyperdunks take sneaker lovers Back to the Future

From myairshoes.com:
Nike will finally answer the cries of millions of sneaker fans- after years of waiting, speculating and begging - as it releases the Marty McFly Hyperdunks in limited... [Read this entry]

George Carlin on stuff

George Carlin died. He left a lot more with us than just a bunch of stuff, including this line on stuff, “There stuff is shit and your shit is... [Read this entry]

A curious grandma and a can of pepper spray don’t mix

“I’ve got a Grandma story,” Mom said. “Your Aunt bought her a can of pepper spray…”
Sparing you some of the details, Grandma is okay, but my Aunt now... [Read this entry]

Journalism student captured and released, translator still in jail

James Buck is a journalism student at UC Berkely. When he was in Egypt, he and his translator were jailed. Buck text messaged his way out of prison... [Read this entry]

A thousand words

Flip-flop prosthetic. Pailin, Cambodia.

Undemocratic disasters or Let’s invade Myanmar

Myanmar, 100,000 killed by cyclone
China, 10,000 killed by earthquake
Myanmar, China, cyclones, earthquakes – all undemocratic.
I’m not saying that disasters struck Myanmar and China because of their lack... [Read this entry]

Blood, Sweat, and T-shirts

When I was in Cambodia and China I heard rumblings about a BBC reality show/documentary that followed young Brits as they worked in a sweatshop in India. The first... [Read this entry]

Radiohead “All I need”

As part of MTV’s EXIT campaign to end exploitation and trafficking Radiohead has released a powerful new video.
Not that lead singers are any more qualified to talk about human... [Read this entry]