Stuffing yourself
I’ve been in Uganda, visiting my friend Glenna, who lives in Kampala. Glenna’s apartment has the feel of someone who’s been here a long…
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‘I conquered the Nile,’ or, a story that makes me sound far cooler than I am
I rafted the whitewater of the Nile River a few days ago. Please be duly impressed. I’ve been wanting to go whitewater rafting pretty…
Read MorePretty pictures of Uganda
Seriously, that’s all you’ll find here right now. I finally become literate, or un-lazy, enough to throw some photos up…course, it helps that I…
Read MoreIt is your moral responsiblity to begin growing rice
Food prices are high, blah blah, we all know. Not that that’s not important. But this seems more important: Donors–who presumably (she says with…
Read MoreNews from the north: We’re sorry, eh?
I’ve been running around like a mad woman lately, with little time to blog, but I’ve been keep mental notes on all the things…
Read MoreNewsflash: A war, hopefully, ends
The rebel group that’s been causing a ruckus in Burundi signed a peace deal with the government today. File this away in your head…
Read MoreAdvertising students, unite for Darfur: It needs a new image
I’m surprised to find this BBC Viewpoint by Alex de Waal, who’s been one of those obscure-academics-turned-heroes-by-college-kids because of his work on Darfur. He’s…
Read MoreDon’t say he didn’t warn you
I’ve been holding this little tidbit for the right moment… The day Clinton wins in West Virginia seems apropos. When I was in Burundi,…
Read MoreDecoding electoral news, or, I’m from a state of racists
Here are several “dog bites man” stories, which is journalism code for “stuff that’s so obvious it doesn’t merit a story.” Except this is…
Read MoreFrom the Department of “You’re Not Allowed To Be So Cynical”
I enjoy glibness, a little bit too much, and nothing gets me more interested in a conversation that well-deployed sarcasm. So it’s easy–sometimes a…
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