Linkarama

How to Write about Africa
http://www.granta.com/Magazine/92/How-to-Write-about-Africa/Page-1

Life in Space: Email from the ISS
http://www.dwell.com/articles/life-in-space-email-from-the-iss.html

Nasa Scientists Plan to Approach Girl By 2018
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nasa_scientists_plan_to_approach

Zero rupee note that Indians can slip to corrupt officials who demand bribes
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/05/zero-rupee-note-that.html

The Avatar Font Controversy
http://blog.fonts.com/archives/441

Japanese Rice Murals
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1198381/Bizarre-spectacle-giant-crop-murals-covering-rice-fields-Japan.html

Why Karaoke Can Be Fatal
Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/world/asia/07karaoke.html

How Studying Arabic Can Get You Into Trouble
Arabic-language flashcards don’t fly with TSA
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/11/local/la-me-arabic12-2010feb12