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A Sad But Historical Day: Migrating from my Blackberry to the iPhone

By Renee Blodgett on March 22, 2011 in Featured, North America, Photos, USA

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I have been holding out for as long as possible before the pressure from my technology peers finally won. The Apple fan boys get to you - you know, that nagging effect that makes you 'feel'...

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Photos of the Week: Lebanon Landscapes

By Sherry Ott on March 22, 2011 in Beirut, Featured, Lebanon, Middle East, Photos

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Lebanon is a country of contrasts and nothing displays that more than the landscapes around the country.  I was lucky enough to stay in the country for an entire month and moved around outside of...

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Kathmandu: Down Memory Lane & What Not To Do

By Puneet Sidhu on March 21, 2011 in Asia, Central Asia, Featured, Kathmandu, Nepal, Photos

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Looking back, my visit to Nepal was a befitting what-not-to-do lesson. That my friend Richa and I, both travel-crazy colleagues at Singapore Airlines, had a reasonably splendid time learning it, regardless.  With the oppressive mugginess...

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Ushahidi’s Open Source Platform Lowers Barriers; Accelerates Storytelling

By Renee Blodgett on March 21, 2011 in Africa, East Africa, Kenya, North America, Photos, USA

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I ran into Juliana Rotich in Long Beach during TED, who is a Program Director with a non-profit organized called Ushahidi. They specialize in developing free and open source software for information collection,  visualization and interactive mapping. Their tools help democratize...

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Testing Out Solar Cooking in The Gambia

By Danielle Nierenberg on March 21, 2011 in Africa, Featured, Gambia, Photos, West Africa

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Check out these photos from a board member of Worldwatch Izaak Van Melle who is currently testing out solar cookers in The Gambia. Solar cookers work by absorbing and concentrating heat from the sun to...

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Documentary BUCK Plays SXSW: An All American Story

By Renee Blodgett on March 20, 2011 in Austin, Events, Festivals, North America, Photos, Texas, USA, Videos

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BUCK previewed at SXSW this week, which was a touching and visually stunning film. The story follows Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his unusual approach to horse-training. A great description from the Houston Press: "Buck...

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Global Short Films at SXSW: From Afghanistan and Poland to HK and Israel

By Renee Blodgett on March 19, 2011 in Afghanistan, Asia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, England, Europe, Events, Featured, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Kabul, Middle East, North America, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Photos, Poland, Scotland, Videos

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One of the first series of films I saw at SXSW this year was close to two hours of shorts, ranging from 5 minutes long to about 20. The global short 'series' covered a number...

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Not Okay to Laugh at Charlie Sheen

By Renee Blodgett on March 19, 2011 in Featured, North America, Photos, USA

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By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter. I’ve always been a bit uncomfortable laughing at Two and A Half Men. Hey, It’s not real life…until it is. I grew up surrounded by bad, sad alcoholics (luckily, my parent weren’t….but...

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