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I heard it from a friend. The Revolution never happened. Sigh.

Who killed the Injuns?! We killed the Injuns!!! Maybe next war they'll find a non-cheerleader to M.C. I've noticed a strange pattern emerging: when I talk to white people I've begun calling them "boo," saying things like "word up" and excusing myself with such...

Try to Scream But it Only Comes Out as a Yawn

I guess I should explain why I came to D.C. in the first place. Rebecca gave me the heads-up about a couple available fellowships for bloggers to attend a seminar on Computer Assisted Reporting and Researching hosted by the Heritage Foundation. Yes, that Heritage Foundation.

The District Will Not Sleep Tonight

There is something I've learned about blogging while on the road - you're never going to fit everything in and if you put it off until you think can, the post will putter away into oblivion. That's what happened to me at the Internet & Society Conference in Cambridge...

Bangkok Aerobics

I am both surprised and delighted that the internet has somehow managed to remain a mostly text-based medium. I hear people complain that children don't read like they used to, but honestly, because of the internet, kids are reading more than they ever did before....

I Hold My Cards Close To My Chest

My sister has recently discovered David Bowie. Well, musically at least. Little did she know of his acting career. So last night, on our way to do some shopping at Trader Joes, I insisted she watched both Labyrinth - a classic on par with The Princess Bride - and...

¿Gritaste Anoche?

If you think the title was lewd, you gotta get your mind outta the gutter. My first cross-post from Global Voices: 195 years ago today, in the town of Dolores, Guanajuato, a Catholic priest named Miguel Hidalgo rang the bell of his church and, in a call for Mexican...