Since the global financial crisis in 2008, people have loved to dogpile on the Greeks. “They are lazy and don’t work enough! or “They just borrow and borrow and borrow!” is what people say. It’s the same rhetoric used against … Continue reading →
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ABC Clip Show Mark Evanier linked to this classic clip show from 1979. He goes into a lot of the programming choices that the networks made while crafting their fall lineups. As always, it’s a great read. While watching it, … Continue reading →
Over the holidays, I built up a number of credits for Amazon’s streaming video site. I was browsing and noticed that FX’s American Horror Story was available. I had enough to cover what had been aired already, but there were … Continue reading →
This is why, as Peace Corps volunteers, we were terrified of those fresh mushrooms. It’s a sad day when your professionally prepared meal turns out to be fatal because of improper mushroom identification.
This is why, as Peace Corps volunteers, we were terrified of those fresh mushrooms. It’s a sad day when your professionally prepared meal turns out to be fatal because of improper mushroom identification.
The LA Times has published a look at retirees who relocated to the Sierra Nevada foothills. Most of those profiled relocated in the 90s and had the bottom fall out of their home investment. A huge number of them rely … Continue reading →
The LA Times has published a look at retirees who relocated to the Sierra Nevada foothills. Most of those profiled relocated in the 90s and had the bottom fall out of their home investment. A huge number of them rely … Continue reading →
2011 was, all things said, a pretty good year. Positives: I learned a lot. I made it back to Ukraine. Very gracious friends helped fund my fieldwork. I made it back to Istanbul. I worked on a real, honest-to-goodness development … Continue reading →
2011 was, all things said, a pretty good year. Positives: I learned a lot. I made it back to Ukraine. Very gracious friends helped fund my fieldwork. I made it back to Istanbul. I worked on a real, honest-to-goodness development … Continue reading →
Evalina Asanova, granddaughter of a Crimean Tatar master of filigree jewelry created some video and sat for an interview with me this summer in field work I did supported by the Turkish Cultural Foundation. Here’s a sneak peak at what … Continue reading →
The Symbian Anna update has finally pushed to the USA (and perhaps all of North America!). I was particularly happy to see the famed vertical orientation keyboard, perhaps my most desired feature. The update “launched” originally in August to much … Continue reading →
Eskender is an amazing young person I met this summer while working in Crimea. He is recently married and works making headstones for the cemetery. That isn’t the craft he learned in school, though. This video doesn’t include any of … Continue reading →
I’m home. Now it’s time to finish up my internship paper about my experience at the Gasprinski Crimean Tatar Republican Library. A box should arrive on Tuesday to ship my laptop off for repair. Two weeks or so until classes … Continue reading →
Of course, no one ever wants to pay them. We all spend our time trying to figure out ways around them whether it’s via Amazon.com or zipping across the state line to buy our groceries. For most of us, we … Continue reading →
Never one to write something, then let it go to waste, here’s a reply to a friend suggesting Americans need to learn more languages because there are so few people globally who speak English. My response is presented in its … Continue reading →
The Guardian has a piece written by a disabled person in Africa about the challenges living there. It’s especially timely after what I witnessed last Saturday. I had traveled to Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine with a friend and we were waiting … Continue reading →
I just wrapped up a visit with Dr. Yevhen Fedchenko’s journalism Master’s students at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Only they know for certain, but I think it went well. I talked about Communication for Development and the ideas behind it, gave … Continue reading →
This quarter has provided a lot of opportunities for group work on various projects. There are a couple of websites that were built to showcase projects I am working on with my colleagues. The first is for the Social Geography … Continue reading →
We have found 4 representations of home in print media that all deal with the notion of home being heavily linked with the post-war era of domesticity. This old print ad from the 1950s depicts that idea of “home” as … Continue reading →
The Columbia Journalism Review has posted a mammoth study of journalism in the digital age. My thoughts? The News lost its way long ago. At some point, local papers decided it was better to buy stories from the outside instead … Continue reading →
Last quarter, I wrote a paper detailing the winter’s Arab revolutions from a mass communication perspective. It’s hard to miss their role as none of it would have been possible without the young people of Tunisia and Egypt and their … Continue reading →
There were a lot of things that came together at one time to cause the Great Recession. Among them… After Sept 11, to keep the economy going, interest rates were cut to the bone where they have remained for nearly … Continue reading →
Everyone needs to understand a few things: First, education cannot be treated like a business. Kids all learn differently and teachers need the flexibility to work extra with kids that don’t understand. You cannot force a time-based curriculum onto them, … Continue reading →
I was just reading an article about the percentages of passport holders in each state. It’s no surprise that Mississippi is at the bottom of that list. They make a lot of assumptions in the article measuring income, creativity, etc. … Continue reading →
My piece on Peace Corps in Mississippi was published by the Clarion Ledger. David Leavitt D’Agostino replied to my post here. The gist of his comments: …we have seen the numbers increase: there are currently 33 Volunteers serving, which represents … Continue reading →
I have to admit, they surprised me with a very even-handed look at today’s Crimea. Well done, National Geographic!
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In my review of Milford Bateman’s book, I noted his almost fanatical opposition to microfinance. With the recent high level of publicity surrounding Mohammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank, it’s a good time to reflect on this touchy issue. My … Continue reading →
That’d be the 100th International Women’s Day and Mardi Gras. They’re an odd pairing since they cover what are often opposite ends of the gender empowerment spectrum. Maybe it just means girls get beads today without having to show anything.
I’m from Mississippi. Sometimes that’s not the most exciting or popular fact. Some things are easier there, though. In high school, I was valedictorian. It’s something of which I am proud. The thing that made it easier is that there … Continue reading →
A new study says women who lose their babies during pregnancy can suffer psychologically for years afterward. It’s a perfect time for Georgia’s Bobby Franklin to introduce a bill in the state legislature to criminalize miscarriages! Good job, sir. You … Continue reading →
The US Supreme Court ruled on the Westboro case today. Only Sam Alito dissented from the verdict in favor of the church. It’s the right verdict. Too bad it’s in favor of a bunch of crazy people. There are a … Continue reading →
Today marks 50 years for the Peace Corps. As an RPCV, I want to say that no matter the criticisms of the organization, I think I and the vast majority of my colleagues did a good job for nothing but … Continue reading →
It’s an exciting week with Criterion releasing their catalogue to Hulu Plus. Honestly, I think that it makes a subscription worth it. Even if you aren’t really into foreign films, there are still some great titles. And if you’ve been … Continue reading →
Why Doesn’t Microfinance Work? The Destructive Rise of Local Neoliberalism by Milford Bateman is published by Zed Books Ltd in London, England. Introduction One of the hardest working volunteers I knew during my Peace Corps experience was named Sam. The … Continue reading →
Thanks to Wayne, I am finishing up the holiday watching the Dr. Who Christmas Carol with my mom. It’s been a good day. Not so many presents as the past, but plenty of good cheer, good food and happy times. … Continue reading →
Barnes and Noble has knocked it out of the park. The new Nook (the nookcolor) is, in a word, amazing. I haven’t done much with an iPad, but I have to say the form, screen size and sheer readability of … Continue reading →
Apparently Drupal has no visual editor built in, or if so, then the installation I am working with omitted it. That’s ok. Thanks to the power of WordPress, I was able to created and edit the content for the Drupal-managed … Continue reading →
I am not sure why people are so downhearted. I think we are on the verge of a global revolution for the better. Granted, things have to get bad before they can improve. You read stories like this at Meedan … Continue reading →
The LA Times has a nice overview of the state of teacher’s unions. While I am an ardent union supporter, I think teacher’s unions, like their brethren, need to take a deep, hard look inside and decide what the future … Continue reading →
I’m going to annotate this video for those of you who aren’t steeped in Ukrainian train lore. :01 A guy walking through the traditional blue and yellow’ed exterior of a Ukrainian train car. :04 The guy is walking down the … Continue reading →
The income in my home country (Copiah County, Mississippi) is higher than here in Athens County, Ohio by a few hundred dollars according to stats shown on an NPR graph. I think it shows two things. 1) There are more … Continue reading →
The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments as to whether a church in Kansas has the right to picket outside the funerals of military servicemen (Snyder vs Phelps). NPR has a nice article looking at the background of the church … Continue reading →
“Yes, it was a dictatorship, a state of injustice, no freedom, but there were 70 million different lives. For many, it was a good life. You can’t just forget that.” – Ms. Birgit Kummer on East Germany’s reunification 20 years … Continue reading →
Since 04/30/2002, my 401k has increased 2%. The trigger has been pulled, though. It is being liquidated to help pay for graduate school.
After a month in Ukraine and another few days to readjust from Eastern European Time, I am home and functional. I left for Ukraine with a goal of completing six interviews for Eastword. I ended up with seven, including a … Continue reading →
Nikki Finke’s deadline.com has the scoop on the This American Life movie!
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