January 2008
52 posts
west africa wins always →
rigatoni with eggplant puree →
Foreign Policy: How to Steal an Election Without... →
Mauritania refugees return home after 18 years... →
Peter Parasol, A Magazine. →
Tabulate - flag links for opening later →
The Museum of Online Musems →
Ambition Knows No Season - how small businesses... →
Aid workers die in Somali blast (BBC) →
Beginner's guide to recession →
“In a recession, it won’t be the people who have got the latest “must-have” gadget who do all the talking. Rather, people who know about root vegetables will come into their own; people who know what to do with a scrag end of lamb or how to fix a broken toaster.”
Deal Signed to End Long Fight In East Congo →
PLSC114: Intro to Political Philosophy →
Book Ads: The Golden Age, 1962-1973 (NYT... →
Avian Flu: a pandemic that wasn't but might be... →
Liberian ex-rebel confesses to killings →
Bookforum →
geegaw : the sub-notebook market →
” The recent launch of the MacBook Air has made me think a lot about my perfect computer, which the Air is not. […] If you have writer’s block, it comforts you. If you’re lost, you can push a button and it goes into ‘map mode’ to show you where you are, even underground. When someone that you would really hit it off with walks past you on the street, it plays a...
Global Voices Online » Sub-Saharan Africa →
“The world is talking. Are you listening?”
Antarctic Journal →
Blog written from a researcher working in Ross Island, Antarctica.
Ushahidi: mapping violence in Kenya →
“Ushahidi.com is a tool for people who witness acts of violence in Kenya in these post-election times. You can report the incident that you have seen, and it will appear on a map-based view for others to see.”
louder than swahili →
Kenya - No Country for Old Hatreds (NYT) →
“You see, the burning houses and the bloody attacks here do not reflect primordial hatreds. They reflect the manipulation of identity for political gain.”
Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Map View →
A map displaying daily newspaper front pages! So far there are only two in Africa, though. But a good number in Europe, and a lot in the US!
The Nano Challenge →
What happens when the green movement crashes into the anti-poverty crusade?
GOOD Magazine →
The Magnetic Fields releases Distortion (review) →
How to make fabric panel wall art →
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BBC NEWS | Africa | UN extends mandate in Ivory... →
TasteBook.com: make your own cookbook →
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Twitter / Time.com's Ana Marie Cox follows... →
“Myrtle Beach: McCain staffers very excited and pleased about the prospect of ‘Team McCain: California’ jackets.”
Smart People I Know →