Advertising 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…
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From 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…
Read MoreAnd next in the long list of Things That Won’t Help
You’ll forgive the cynicism, I’m sure–or maybe not, which is also legitimate–but here is a quick highlight of things in my inbox: Writers in…
Read MoreWho does laundry for the Leader of the Free World?
This was one among many questions Bob Geldof had for George Bush. Geldof — you know, the guy behind retro-human-rights-cool “Live Aid” and modern-day-human-rights-chic…
Read MoreI can’t believe I’m posting about George Clooney
It has come to this. But maybe the “it” isn’t me… Hold on, we need some context: Clooney recently had a dark-night-of-the-soul (or of…
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Meet The Kids Who Want to Kick The Rebels Out of Darfur
WASHINGTON — There’s disagreement about how often Mark Hanis wore the powder-blue United Nations peacekeeping beret around campus.
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