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Holding Back the Gobi
Few places in the world are feeling the effects of global warming as powerfully as Mongolia, the almond shaped country between northern China and Siberia.
Hazmat Modine in Kiev with Albert Kuvezin
We arrived at the festival in Kiev after getting up at 3:30 a.m., taking the two flights from Kazan. It was sort of a Ukrainian patriotic festival on a beautiful hilltop above the town.
Third day-Creation of Peace Festival
We left for the festival at 11:30 a.m. even though we were playing at 3:00 because President Medvedev was coming.
First full day in Kazan…
A long sound check with Gangbe, a press conference with the mayor of Kazan and a short performance with Gangbe in downtown Kazan.
The Legacy of the Bible in Translation
How the translated Bible has profoundly affected the English spoken by Jamaicans and how it may affect Jamaican Creole and Kalenjin.
Hazmat MODINE in Tatarstan
Life of a touring band: We are off to meet Gangbe brass band from Benin and play a collaborative set at the “creation of peace” festival in Kazan the capital of Tatarstan [...]
Field Notes from South India
Gandhi believed that the village ought always to remain central in Indian life, that it was the indispensable social unit for the country [...]
Why Vancouverites Should be Embarrassed
I’m embarrassed that my city is in the news this morning because of angry drunken people rioting after the game.
Silver Spotted Cubs in Basel
Three little snow leopard cubs have been showing off Wednesday in the Swiss city of Basel
Rasheed Kappan and Political Cartoons from India
Political cartoons from Bangalore, the city at the heart of India’s IT boom.
The Long Walk to Israel
Passing the Erez border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on foot is an eerie experience.
Arrival in Bangalore, India
Examining India’s sense of identity as it charges full steam ahead in the global economy.
Frustrations in Serbia’s Margins
A defiant Ratko Mladic told a UN war crimes court Friday that he “didn’t kill anyone in Libya.”
Re-learning Spanish, and Super-Injunctions
In this week’s World in Words podcast, kids raised in the US are enrolling in Mexican schools, often after their parents have been deported– and they’re struggling to re-learn Spanish. Also, the politics behind the language of terms like illegal alien and undocumented worker. Plus, British gag orders aren’t working, thanks to Twitter. And, does Obama heart Britain as much as Brits heart Obama? Is the relationship still special?
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