January 2010
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Noise Map of SF →
The Looting Lie →
bstriddy:
Sadly, the images and stories emerging from the disaster—including dead children and aid shortages—are all too reminiscent of those that followed Hurricane Katrina. So is an unfortunate media talking point: looting. Already, tales of “machete wielding gangs” looting Haiti’s rubble are widespread, from news outlets on the left and the right. Similar stories surfaced after Hurricane...
“A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much...”
– The Economist (via mudd up, peterwknox) (via marco)
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Fela Kuti and Afrobeat offshoots from his band via...
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