Truth vs. soundbites
I’m only just getting my head wrapped around the ENOUGH project’s new Congo campaign well…enough (damn them for making such bad puns inevitable!) to…
Read MoreI’m only just getting my head wrapped around the ENOUGH project’s new Congo campaign well…enough (damn them for making such bad puns inevitable!) to…
Read MoreThis happened last week, but I only just caught up: 24-year-old Thembi Ngubane died last Thursday, after becoming an incredible force for fighting HIV/AIDS….
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreEarlier this year I applied for a fellowship that amounts to an entry-level job in the world of public radio. It was a prestigious…
Read MoreA week or two ago, I mentioned journalist Andrew Rice’s first book, The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Will Not Forget. I told…
Read MoreDiana Brown made the case in comments yesterday that, paraphrased, goes like this: Angelina, Schmangelina, whatever gets attention on an important issue is good…
Read MoreThe 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 MoreLast year, a “job” advertisement so blew me away that I have been on a lifelong rant ever since. Sports Illustrated was soliciting bloggers…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreThis is depressing: The NYT magazine is getting smaller, which probably also means stories are getting shorter. In two weeks, it will be 9…
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