You think these demands are ridiculous? Have you seen this? On a different note, it’s good to see that Kim Jong-un has picked up where his father left off; looking at things.
Sometimes I really wonder about these big, international competitions…
Mr. Wade (and 475 lawyers and advisors) go to Washington.
In which I may have gotten tricked into believing something ridiculous. Thanks a lot, Globe. (via FP Passport)
Kutch just ridin the wave. Unlike earlier this month, I guess this one’s a “fun flood.”
“The tournament more notorious for poor goalkeeping, administrative nightmares and tragedy rather than high quality football.” This is just not true. You gotta pick your burdens more carefully.
Charles Taylor’s story where he escapes from prison (with help from the US Government) by tying bed sheets together and climbing out of a window is all of a sudden gaining some credibility. Actually, this kind of thing is surprisingly common.
Oh, that’s rich. You know what’s also like colonialism? Colonialism.
I’m really looking forward to this.
I must have been asleep for the past few weeks because Angelina Jolie’s movie that I thought was about a woman falling in love with the man who raped her but seems to have a slightly different (though still pretty disconcerting) angle has come out to mixed reviews. Spoiler alert: “In the film, a Bosnian Muslim woman and a Serbian Christian man find their carefree date interrupted by the outbreak of the war. Cut to: a Serbian prison camp where Muslim women are held in sexual bondage. He is the jailor and she the captive. A relationship develops — ‘consensual’ is not the right word since Danijel’s offer to make Ajla ‘his’ mistress saves her from the systematic rape of his comrades…Ajla’s physical survival is connected to her ability to sexually please Danijel…His emotional survival is linked to Ajla’s perceived redeeming love for him.” Not exactly what I expected but still feeling pretty weird about it.
Yo are you forreal with this article? It’s not all bad but I’m definitely gonna need some bullet points for this one:
On a brighter note, hat tip to the FT for the pun of the week. Congrats. I’m sure it means a lot to you guys.
Don’t worry, guys. I’m back and I only missed three of the four fist fights in the Somali Parliament.
Looks like the Justice Department, after 85 years, has finally gotten around to broadening the definition of rape. Unfortunately, some commenters on CNN took this not as good news, but instead as an opportunity to make “cougar” jokes.
Lastly, let us not mourn Kim Jong-il, but instead look back at the good times.
As commenter “Tanuki Man” points out, this one is a little white man’s burden-y. I understand the frustration at the large amount of money spent by UN, EU, UK, etc. resulting in what seems to be a flawed election in DRC, but maybe that (as well as history) should tell you that democracy might take more than dough and trying hard. Advocating redirecting these funds toward health measures might make sense, but is that any less of a shrug?
“A year after the self-immolation of a vegetable vendor in Tunisia sparked a political tidal wave across the Arab world, it’s hard to point to much positive change in the North African country. Unemployment remains high, Islamists won a plurality in elections, and women fight to wear the niqab in public.” Well, when you put it like that…
“Columns of black smoke from burning tires rose over parts of this capital on Friday as , the incumbent president, was declared the official winner of Congo’s troubled election.” Apparently Charles Dickens weighed in over at the New York Times.
Forget all these bogus December holidays, this is my new favorite.
Twitter war between al-Shabab and the Kenyan military? Smh…
“It’s an intriguing idea that oil can be ethical depending on where it’s extracted.” Yes, how novel. I’ve never encountered any situation like this ever.
Astute observation by Jenée Desmond-Harris: “Seriously, does even the most racist person in this day and age care about the color of the person bringing them the bar food and blue beverages?”
“The Thawra and Tishreen newspapers, both mouthpieces of the government, criticized the decision [to ban Syria from the Arab League] and suggested the organization should be renamed the ‘American League.’” Oh, so the National League wins two in a row and all of a sudden that’s a zinger? They hadn’t won since like 1996 before that!
Karel du Guct, the EU’s trade commissioner, on EU-Africa Economic Relations: “We should have a comprehensive vision of where we want to go to, but I never get the feeling when we discuss with them that we have the same vision; and I believe our vision is the right one.” Wow I really wonder why people can’t see eye to eye with this guy.
I’m not gonna link to this HuffPost article but let’s see if I can’t paint a picture. Headline is “Somalia Famine: Baby [Not Republishing Name] Back From Brink of Death,” followed by “before and after” photos. Yo this is not a Dan Marino weight loss commercial, this is not a Proactiv commercial starring Justin Beiber, this is a malnourished child, and this is inappropriate.
George Weah takes a dive. I might let it slide cuz he also did this.
