December 2010
63 posts
The difficult year ahead at Turtle Bay - By Colum... →
The year 2010 got off to an awful beginning for the United Nations, with the breakdown in climate talks at Copenhagen shaking confidence in multilateral diplomacy, and a devastating earthquake in…
New Magnum Fund Pays Out for Deep Photo Stories |... →
The Magnum Foundation has launched a new initiative called the Emergency Fund to offer support for photographers working on thoughtful, long-form stories around the world. This new resource is a…
Clooney, Google, UN team up to watch Sudan border... →
A group founded by American actor George Clooney said Tuesday it has teamed up with Google, a U.N. agency and anti-genocide organizations to launch satellite surveillance of the border between north…
The Life and Work of Street Photographer Vivian... →
The Chicago families who hired Vivian Maier as a nanny came to know a kind but eccentric woman who guarded her private life and kept a huge stash of boxes. A chance discovery after her death by a man…
“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and...”
– Sylvia Plath (via katymarissax)
What A Mess: As Yahoo Crumbles, Delicious Will Be... →
Last night, it seemed as if social bookmarking site Delicious was to be shuttered by Yahoo, and the blogs lit up with the usual pomp and circumstance – but it wasn’t true. At least, not exactly….
US Senate votes to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'... →
In a landmark vote that for some echoed the nation’s greatest civil rights struggles, the Senate on Saturday moved resolutely to abolish the Pentagon’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which for 17…
Bangladesh: The oldest profession in the world... →
Bangladesh-based photographer, G.M.B. Akash, shows the plight of these child prostitutes, some of whom are extremely young. He grew ever more horrified at the hopeless situation of these young girls…
“Never in twenty-three years of reporting on and... →
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“Never in twenty-three years of reporting on and supporting victims of sexual assault around the world have I ever heard of a case of a man sought by two nations, and held in solitary confinement without bail in advance of being questioned — for any alleged rape, even the most brutal or easily proven.” (Naomi Wolf on Boing Boing)
2010 in photos (part 3 of 3) - The Big Picture -... →
2010 in photos (part 1 of 3) - The Big Picture -... →
In the first third of 2010, Millions of gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico, several massive earthquakes wreaked havoc worldwide, Vancouver hosted a successful Winter Olympics, and so much…
VOA | Flood-Stricken Pakistani Children at High... →
The United Nations Children’s Fund warns that winter weather will worsen the threats against Pakistani children in flood-stricken areas who already suffer high rates of acute respiratory infections…
Bombers Kill 40 at Anti-Taliban Meeting in... →
Two suicide bombers dressed as police officers detonated explosive vests at a meeting of hundreds of people with the top civilian official in the tribal agency of Mohmand, killing more than 40 and…
Afghan Women: Veiled Rebellion - National... →
Afghan women suffer under the constraints of tribalism, poverty, and war. Now they are starting to fight for a just life.
How Rumors Rule in Cholera-Torn Haiti |... →
As cholera spreads in Cité Soleil, and throughout Port-au-Prince, so do rumors about its origins and transmission. “It’s being spread through the air,” the guard in the Ministry of Health vest said….
