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Namibia Offers Desert-Adapted Elephants and Hot Springs, Much More

By Jade Scully on January 17, 2011 in Africa, Featured, Namibia, Photos, Southern Africa

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Namibians are proud of their country and justifiably so as it is one of the few places in the world that can claim to be four countries in one. Rest assured that the four divisions are...

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Nigeria, Africa in the Raw, Gains Back Tourism

By Jade Scully on January 17, 2011 in Africa, Events, Festivals, Nigeria, Photos, Southern Africa

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Nigeria is not the most popular travel destination in Africa; decades of political unrest have given it a nasty reputation. But, the Nigerian government is working hard to change all that and promote Nigeria’s outstanding natural...

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It’s Noah’s Ark, but Not as We Know It

By Jade Scully on January 17, 2011 in All Countries, Photos

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In the movie 2012 (roundly criticized by scientists for being wildly unrealistic), the world as we know it ends in a great flood and people only survive by virtue of giant arks – in the same...

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2010 Movie Roundup from South Africa

By Jade Scully on January 17, 2011 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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As usual, 2010 delivered a mixed bag of cinematic experiences, from mind-blowing dreamscapes to four sexy women strutting their stuff in the Middle East. We look at the best, the worst and what to look...

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Colombian Spanish Inquisition Museum Surprises Visitors with Darkness

By Lainie Liberti on January 16, 2011 in Colombia, Featured, Photos, South America

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Miro and I stumbled into the museum commemorating the history of the Spanish Inquisition as it took place in Colombia centuries ago. I am not sure what I expected, but I didn’t actually expect a torture...

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Beans and Greens and Rice: Bob’s Kitchen’s Simple Healthy Winter Meal

By Claire Rogers on January 16, 2011 in All Countries, Photos

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Cook a bunch of kale and one onion in lots of olive oil and garlic. In a separate pan, cook whole grain rice, drain and add 1/2 tin canned Italian spiced tomatoes (or used your...

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Motherhouse’s Eriko Yamaguchi Brings Entrepreneurship to Developing World in a Hand Bag

By Haegwan Kim on January 16, 2011 in Asia, Bangladesh, Japan, Photos, Tokyo

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Below is a Q&A with Eriko Yamaguchi of Motherhouse. Haegwan Kim: You're helping developing countries through producing bags — was that what you wanted to do, or did you realize that's what you wanted to do during...

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Fixing Broken Government

By Renee Blodgett on January 16, 2011 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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The next LongNow talk entitled Fixing Broken Government with Philip K. Howard is being held at Cowell Theater in Fort Mason Center, San Francisco on January 18, 2011. Philip K. Howard is a conservative who inspires standing...

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