Ballot Fraud, the Blogosphere, and Fame-Seeking Intellectuals in Russia
Despite the fact that I only agree with about 10% of what he has to say, Evgeny Morozov is still one of my favorite Twitterers. Dude cracks me up. If you need a 15-minute introduction to what will soon become Evgeny’s first book, his TED talk is a good place to...Africa's Only McCain Supporter
In the spirit of post-partisanship, here is a video of what very well might be Africa’s only McCain supporter. If I remember correctly, I think his name is “George Kennedy”. How amazing is that? He is a business reporter at the Daily Observer.Lugo Takes Latin American One More Step Left
I’m going to try to get back in the blogging habit by translating at least one newspaper article or blog post a day from Spanish into English. We’ll see how long it lasts. From today’s La Nación, here are reactions by various Latin American...![[Culture] Whatever Floats Your Boat](https://i0.wp.com/el-oso.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/e4229b84-26b4-410f-9dcb-574c1391b332.jpg?w=430)
[Culture] Whatever Floats Your Boat
In the Czech Republic and Slovakia you spank and whip girls the monday after Easter: In Taiwan, you post pictures of yourself naked when your party wins: In Argentina you stab people when your soccer team loses. Am I in the wrong country?[Progress] Getting Into Video
I’ve never been one for online video for the same reason I’ve never really been one for traditional TV: no matter how many times I click the mouse or click the remote control, nothing of interest is ever on. Sure, there were/are some exceptions. I try to...Mostly Random Thoughts From the 2007 Conference of the International Communications Association
On Removing Sphericules Similar to Ethan’s reaction at the Interactive Media Conference this week in Miami, it was a little surreal for me to be in the midst of two thousand academics all entirely focused/obsessed on exactly what I’ve been involved with...
Latin American Elections Calendar
En español más abajo. Those of you who keep up with Global Voices Online know that it’s been a year of elections in Latin America. And they’re far from over. Nicaragua, Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela all have major elections in the next couple months (not...
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Update: Well, I obviously put this one up in a hurry this afternoon. Now the Breen comic is below, I linked to HP’s post on Racial Tensions in LA, and I just copied and pasted the election results below. Looks like it’s gonna be a runoff election between...Latest Photos
