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NYC Designers Create ‘Drone-Proof’ Clothing
New York-based designers Adam Harvey and Johanna Bloomfield have created a range of clothing to counter surveillance by thermal imaging. They hope that their pieces of silver-lined outerwear, including a hoodie and a burqa, will draw attention to a growing culture of surveillance at home and abroad.
Working the Oil Fields of Africa
The growing demand for Africa’s natural resources has meant work for experienced energy industry experts, including many from the US and Canada.
Son of Cuban Exiles, Richard Blanco, Recites Inauguration Poem
Maya Angelou was the first African-American to write a poem for a presidential inauguration. She delivered her poem at President Clinton’s ceremony in 1993. On Monday it was the turn of Richard Blanco, the first openly gay poet and the first Cuban-American to receive the honor.
Lance Armstrong, Lying, and Human Nature
In the wake of Lance Armstrong’s televised admission of doping, The World’s Alex Gallafent makes the connection between doping in sport, the banking crisis, and the lies we all tell ourselves.
What Malian Expats Think About US Involvement in the Region
Malians in the US are watching and talking about the events unfolding back home and there is no shortage of opinions, especially when it comes to US involvement.
Stephane Wrembel: ‘Midnight in Paris’, Django, and the Call of the Desert
Stephane Wrembel studied guitar in, among other places, Roma camps outside Paris. He wrote the distinctly Django Reinhardt-like theme for Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris.” But he disdains the term ‘Gypsy Jazz’, and woe betide anyone who says he’s just following in Reinhardt’s footsteps.
How an Earthquake-Affected Haitian Teenager is Rebuilding Life in US
In 2010 we profiled a Haitian teenager who’d arrived in the US in the wake of the major earthquake that devastated her country. Now, on the eve of the earthquake’s 3rd anniversary, The World’s Alex Gallafent speaks with Jardonna Constant again to find out how she’s been building a new life in the United States.
The London Underground is 150 Years Old
The London Underground is celebrating its 150th birthday. The iconic subway system was the first of its kind in the world, and remains a symbol of the British capital.
Remembering Thunderbirds Creator Gerry Anderson
British TV-producer Gerry Anderson died recently. Anderson created a series of shows for kids in the 1960s, including Thunderbirds.
German Couple Take Self-Portrait Every Christmas Eve Documenting Changes in Life and Country
From 1900 until 1945 a married couple in Germany took a self-portrait on Christmas Eve. The series of photographs charts dramatic changes in their life, and in their country.
Mahler’s Songs on the Death of Children
One week after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school, The World’s Alex Gallafent looks at the structures of grief and–in particular–Gustav Mahler’s song cycle, Kindertotenlieder.
Québécois Couple Sells Christmas Trees in NYC
Each Christmas, dozens of Québécois make the trip south to New York City to sell Christmas trees. They operate around the clock, sleeping in shifts, and work for cash under the table. The World’s Alex Gallafent met a young couple from Montréal who are selling trees to fund their continuing travels around the world.
New York Through the Eyes of a Senegalese Immigrant Tour Guide
Ibrahima Diallo moved from Senegal to New York in 2003. Since then he’s made a career as an accredited New York City tour guide. But, like everyone, Diallo has a personal map of the city too, of places that are special to him, and he gave The World’s Alex Gallafent a tour.
Letting Your Computer Buy You Gifts
Game developer Darius Kazemi has written a program that randomly purchases items from an online retailer and sends them to his home. His first surprise shipment included a recording of avant-garde European music. And he liked it.
Ambassador Anna Wintour? That’s So Next Season!
President Obama is likely to make a raft of new appointments as he begins his second term, including at some plum US embassies around the globe. One prominent name being mentioned for an ambassadorship is the British-born editor of American Vogue, Anna Wintour.
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