Macondo

This is how the oil looks, tumbling out of its undersea source. Notice how quickly it moves. There is apparently a lot of natural gas being released as well. Video reposted from Agent Smith. Axé.

“San Juan Copala: raíces de la violencia”

Por: María Dolores París Pombo (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte) El día 27 de abril, una caravana humanitaria de periodistas, activistas sociales y observadores internacionales, que se dirigía al Municipio Autónomo de San Juan Copala, Oaxaca, fue agredida con armas de alto poder por integrantes de la organización priista Unidad de Bienestar Social de … More “San Juan Copala: raíces de la violencia”

Olodumare

Each day is so unique and so unrepeatable, and I would so like each day and night to last and last. Every scene so much like itself. The vegetables from the organic garden are not at all like those from the stores, and do not even resemble the ones from the farmers’ market very closely. … More Olodumare

Vendredi Noir

Today a major oil slick from the Macondo Prospect will probably make landfall below New Orleans. You do not know it, but I am not really a professor — I am a landman from Pointe Coupée. I have worked in various branches of the oil and gas industry and my clients have included Halliburton, Enron, … More Vendredi Noir

111

I spent $111 on eye treatment after having an allergic reaction to paint and sealant. It worked and I felt better and better, and even dreamed. And it is the weekend, so we should be at a fish restaurant in Lima listening to live criollo music, because that is what one does on weekends. Axé.

La Victoria

Here is the traditional commercial neighborhood of La Victoria in Lima, Peru, as it is today. This video is actually rather flattering and it is fun because of the soundtrack — this is how people really talk. Here is the same district as it was between 1908 and 1945, with a scratchy soundtrack by the … More La Victoria