Author Archives: modernjan

The Green Wall

Finally, after war, genocide, corruption, institutionalized racism tribalism and vuvuzelas, some good news from Africa! I’m not talking about the return of the Sandmonkey because that was last month so it doesn’t count as news anymore, I’m talking about Africa … Continue reading

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Death to the vuvuzela!

Ban them, burn them, feed their “players” to the lions, stop South Africa from producing these weapons of mass annoyance! For those lucky few who don’t know what I’m talking about here’s a taste of the horror: Vuvuzela Desensitization or let … Continue reading

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End of an era

I guess I’m probably the billionth blogger to write about this but hey, this show deserves it. Lost has come to an end after six years, the finale left many questions still unanswered but I still found it satisfying and … Continue reading

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Red Cross pushing ethical limits in Afghanistan

It’s just in: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/afghanistan.red.cross.taliban/index.html Apperently the International Red Cross (well, more likely its Red Crescent division) has been supplying aid to the Taliban for years. They say it is their duty under their policy of neutrality to aid everyone who needs … Continue reading

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Hello world!

They say your first post is the hardest, the second one is even harder and by the third time you forget what was so hard about it in the first place. So here it goes. I’m a twenty-something born the … Continue reading

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