Top 10 Sad Things the Palin-Letterman Controversy Says about America
I had a nice little list going, centered on the most outrageous element of all: a form letter for anti-Letterman protestors–egged on, in spirit…
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Letterman Protest Misses Real Rape Crisis
By the time the crowd gathers outside David Letterman’s studio today, it will be midnight in Iran, and hundreds of thousands of citizens who…
Read MoreRead this book now
A week or two ago, I mentioned journalist Andrew Rice’s first book, The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Will Not Forget. I told…
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The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Does Not Forget
The stunning story of a Ugandan man’s quest for the truth about the murder of his father, who was killed during the reign of…
Read MoreI’m sorry, Angelina, but this is too much
TIME ran an article on Friday about the ICC and Bashir. Not a long article–it’s hard to find those any more–but a “context” piece,…
Read More"Your president's a jerk, let me buy you a sandwich"
This comes from the amazing Tom A. Peter, a Middle East correspondent for GlobalPost. It’s a wonderful reminder of two things: First, that just…
Read MoreJournalists work for free, but back in the real world…
Last year, a “job” advertisement so blew me away that I have been on a lifelong rant ever since. Sports Illustrated was soliciting bloggers…
Read MoreOkay, activists, here's your new problem: Congo is in the media, but not fixed. Now what?
I don’t have data on this–maybe my new heartthrob Ryan C Briggs can help–but I’ve just come across a trope I’m tired of. I…
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Statistics are hot
When Ryan C Briggs does them. Seriously, check this out: That’s a visualization of analysis of NYT coverage of Africa. And there’s more of…
Read MoreTo the anonymous Google searcher, I love you
Someone found my blog by searching “Africa bite.” I can only assume there’s a wonderful person somewhere in Rwanda looking up a phone number…
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