Day October 13, 2008

Bangladesh: Climate change ground zero

Fighting a losing battle… last month Humayun Kabir watched as his 100-year-old ancestral home was washed away. Boats now sail where his home once stood. It’s not just the rising oceans with tides that now inundate villages, increased temperatures in…

John Sidney McCain jumps the tracks

The oracle that is the Internet Anagram Server returns the following for “John Sidney McCain” John Is Mendicancy Achy Demonic Jinns Cosmic Ninny Jehad Comic Hyena Djinns All of which makes about as much sense as the McCain campaign these…

Adopt an Icelander

When Iceland’s economy crumbled in 2008, so went the leisurely party lives of thousands of young Icelanders. They are called “The Cuddly Generation” (Krutt-kynslotin in Icelandic), and they need your help. That’s why you need to Adopt an Icelander now.…