Tweets of the Day
nytimeskristof on Twitter – Bunking with George Clooney, sharing a tiny room in Chad near Darfur. Mattresses on the floor, and the shower is a hose that doesn’t work. – Visited a Chadian I’d met two years ago, just after…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month February 2009
Mexico. Out of control drug violence
Image from narrated BBC slide show of Juarez drug violence. Many stores have shut down, the only growth business there besides drugs is working for the coroner. Kidnappings, beheadings, open warfare in the streets between gangs with state of the…
Rise of far-right parties in Europe and Britain
BlairWatch says the current climate could foster rise of far-right parties as BNP wins surprise seat in Britain.
Methane bubbling up under melting permafrost
Methane is a particularly nasty greenhouse gas, 25x more potent than CO2. Enormous amounts of it have been trapped under permafrost … until now.
Slumdog Millionaire
Saw it Thursday night, wasn’t quite sure what to expect given the huge buzz and controversy surrounding. Without giving away anything, I can say he knows the answers to the quiz show questions because of horrific events that happened to…