On the surface it is an interview about Tom's work with Arabic Script. But really, it is about world culture and the effects of the war in Lebanon. I spent a good part of a saturday at his home in Ams
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On the surface it is an interview about Tom's work with Arabic Script. But really, it is about world culture and the effects of the war in Lebanon. I spent a good part of a saturday at his home in Ams
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On line at the grocery store, I read the big sign in the window: Seeking new colleagues to join our team. Around the block at the café there's a small paper in the window that reads: seeking wait sta
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3 storms have left the poorest nation in the western hemisphere in an even greater humanitarian crisis. Several years after his first appearance on this podcast, Tarak joins me from Haiti to explain t
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Interesting piece from McClatchy newspapers included on the Guardian online today, all about the dramatic change to the Texas coastline that will follow this latest hurricane.
Texas is of course fa
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After many weeks without a vlog entry, this one was recorded today as I floated through the Oud West. Its short and addresses the recent changes in Zimbabwe where opposition leader Morgan Tsvangir
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It is no secret that the post Katrina rebuilding effort has been mismanaged, but now the city of New Orleans is taking that to a new level, post Gustav. My guest on this podcast is Karen Gadbois, who
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Normally I prefer to NOT talk about the US elections. I'm not very impressed or excited by the actions and promises of either candidate of the 2 parties that share control of the country. Sure Obama
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As much as I hate what a giant cliché this date has become, there are still a few memories and pieces of culture I don't mind revisiting. Moreover I hope this day would be a reminder to put things in
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