Stories from 1 December 2006
Argentina: Recoleta Cemetery
Robert Wright eloquently describes and photographs the supernatural quality of Buenos Aires’ Recoleta Cemetery.
Brueni: Haunted Places in Brunei
World of Pablo introduces some of the haunted places and other supernatural beings in Brunei.
Argentina: Cinema: Fabián Bielinsky 1959-2006
Argentine illustrator Roberto Bobrow explains his prolonged absence from the blogosphere: “Fabián is (I refuse to use the past tense) my younger cousin, the son of the younger sister of...
Voices from Kazakhstan
Police and protesters in Almaty, at svoboda.kz “I phoned Sanzhar [Bokaev, a shortly detained leader of the movement against the ban of the right-hand-drive cars], he is in Almaty district...
Honduras: Kindergarten Graduation and Recycling
Angel of LittleWoodenMen was invited to a kindergarten graduation ceremony while “La Gringa” offers a suggestion on how to start dealing with La Ceiba's trash problem: “My idea about the...
Barbados: To be or not to be a republic
Barbados Free Press outlines some of the arguments being put forward in Barbados in favour of the island becoming a republic, and cautions against rushing the process, especially in light...
The State of the Argentinean Blogosphere: Metroblogs
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Metroblogs are blogs specifically focused on covering activities that take place within a city. In these times, these kind of blogs have sprung...
Africa: Real Price of $100 PC
Africa 2.0 links to a Silicon.fr post and calls into question (Fr) the real cost of the $100 PC: “$972 per child would be the real cost of the $100...
Iran:Lurs protest against Cartoon
According to lorblog,several Lur students protested against a cartoon [Fa] which had been published in several magazines.According to the blogger,the cartoon made fun of Lur's traditional cloth.The blogger gave a...
Gambia: remembering slain journalist
Home of the Mandinmories remembers the slain Gambian journalist, Deyda Hydra, “I don't know Deyda Hydara, never met him, but will forever respect him. He paid the ultimate price for...
Ghana: bead-making
An American in Africa writes about bead-making in Ghana, “Ghanaian beads are so cool. They use old glass to make them, and they come in every color, shape and size...
Tanzania: questioning the legacy of Nyerere
Metty'z RefleXions questions the legacy of Mwalimu Nyerere,” How do we know that Nyerere was the best thing? See the problem I have with folks who regard Nyerere highly is...
Blogging Tunisia: Sweet November
Celebrating the 19th anniversary of the “Change of November 7” (1987) which brought president Ben Ali to power in a bloodless coup against Habib Bourguiba, who had reigned for 30...
China: Beijing's big brother culture
Wang Xiaofeng writes about “ye” culture in Beijing. The meaning of “ye” literally is grandfather or big brother (old men with authority). “Ye” or “Da Ye” is used as a...
Indonesia: Japanese Nationalism and NEETs
Indonesian journalist Hara Diani on a visit to Tokyo looks at the rise of nationalism and the phenomenon of NEET (young people not studying or working) in Japan.
China: leaping the great firewall
People's republic of… introduces a new tool (Psiphon) to leap the great firewall.
China: The Mass Show Trial In Shenzhen
In Futian district, Shenzhen, more than two hundred people (prostitutes and patrons) were hauled into the street and put on trial in front of the public. ESWN translates the local...
China: The Chinese Sparrow War of 1958
ESWN translates two articles about the Chinese sparrow war in 1958 which compare the fate of sparrows with the Chinese intellectuals.
Japan: edible postcards
JP from Japundit reports that a town in Japan is selling edible postcards made of cuttlefish.
Japan: mobile flash art
An article in Pingmag by Verena showing how mobile screen can be a site for creative artworks.
