Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Humor from May 2008

30 May 2008

Japan: Grumpy Jiisan on Nico Nico Douga

The latest hit at Nico Nico Douga, Japan's popular video sharing service, is a retired man from Arizona calling himself “Grumpy Jiisan” [Grumpy Old Man], who shoots videos in which...

29 May 2008

Jamaica: Spinning

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Czech Republic: “How I Fought Over A Supermodel”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

28 May 2008

27 May 2008

Saudi Arabia: Pyschiatric Help for Teachers

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Israel: Crop Graffiti Celebrates Israel's 60th Birthday

Written by Maya Norton · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

26 May 2008

Kazakhstan: Top Boxer Played a Trick on Borat

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Indonesia: Coping with rising cost of living

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

24 May 2008

Stuff Egyptian People Like

Written by Tarek Amr · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

23 May 2008

Europe: Eurovision Semi-Finals

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Barbados: Living in Bim

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

22 May 2008

Moldova, Turkey: Natalya Morar's Istanbul Airport Adventure

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

Natalia Morar, a journalist who was deported from Russia after a Russian magazine ran her stories on the alleged siphoning of huge sums of money abroad by the country's high-ranking...