Monthly Archives: February 2011
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
http://www.the-girl-store.org/shop One ordinary morning, as I sipped my warm coffee and drowsily listened to reports about all of the various international tragedies that were destroying our planet and people, I received an online message from a friend that directed me … Continue reading
Filed under Charity, Consumerism, Current Events, Development, International Development, Uncategorized
Perspectives of Poverty
I came across the following photography project, that attempts to address the issue of representation and poverty in rural Africa. Duncan McNicoll,the photographer and an Engineers Without Borders employee, uses two different photographs of the same individual to illustrate how … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Development, Economics, International Development, Uncategorized
“At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities”
Since my first Mad Magazine at age 6, I have always been a huge fan of satire. A variety of satirical sources have become incredibly popular, more prominently The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and the Onion. These programs and … Continue reading
