April showers in Kigali
Two things happen in April in Rwanda: One, the country marks the anniversary of the genocide. Two, it rains. A lot. It’s the rainy…
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Watch for it
This book, I mean. This discovery saved what would otherwise have been a wasted hour screwing around on the Internet, link to link to…
Read MoreFrom the Department of Locally Appropriate Transportation
On a listserve that functions as classified ads for mzungus and upper class Rwandans in Kigali, someone recently advertised a car for rent: Rent…
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Remembering the genocide: Three snapshots
I am hoping to put together a quick multimedia thing to share tomorrow or Friday. Meantime, here are three snapshots from today’s Walk to…
Read MoreIt’s that time again
It’s genocide memorial day, although that’s the wrong way to think about it. Today is the day they’ve chosen to commemorate the beginning of…
Read MoreMeaning and myth through the photographer’s lens
Much ado about pictures lately. Not long after I asked last week whether portraits of Rwandan survivors that got a nod from the NYT…
Read MoreOn Haiti
Just a quick note to encourage those of you interested in what Haiti looks like to follow my friend Huascar Robles’ reporting. He is,…
Read MoreWhy lawyers for accused terrorists aren’t, er, terrorists
A piece I worked on during my last two months in the States just appeared on the CSM’s website. It’s about lawyers who defend…
Read MoreMuraho! And with that: How should we cover the genocide commemoration?
I’ve finally landed back in Kigali, where I’ll be for the foreseeable future. That silence? That was me packing up my life… Shortly, Rwanda…
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Moving On From Juvie
Washington — In their first job out of law school, Whitney Louchheim and Penelope Spain worked, literally, in a closet. With neither windows nor…
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