by Carl Howard | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog Topics, Interesting Stuff, Travel
The itinerary in Turkmenistan was pretty much a straight cut through the desert from the Uzbek border near Dashoguz through to the Iranian border near Ashgabat, stopping at a few relevant places. Photo courtesy Derek & Fiona Rendall Dashoguz: This is one of...
by Carl Howard | Jul 27, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
Shocking yet (possibly) very effective domestic violence ad Randa Jarar’s experiences in ‘the Arab Room’ at Ben Gurion airport. This is a room I had visited myself under more relaxed circumstances — but that’s a tale for another day. Little girl’s food blog on the...
by Carl Howard | Jul 20, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
How’s this for a happy Friday: school elects first trans prom queen Pictures from the annual Chap Olympiad, “a celebration of eccentricity and athletic ineptitude with the emphasis on panache and style over sporting prowess”. Events include umbrella jousting and...
by Carl Howard | Jul 13, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
A great dialogue written by a biologist to mock the excesses of evolutionary psychology. I proudly present the worst restaurant website in the universe Great new website by Melinda Gates who has launched a pro-contraception campaign: No Controversy Where does our...
by Carl Howard | Jun 26, 2012 | Blog Topics, Resources, Food and Environment, Travel
When people think of environmental disasters, Uzbekistan probably doesn’t come to the top of mind. This is yet another aspect of Central Asian invisibility. Actually, Uzbekistan is a testament to some of the worst environmental disasters of the 20th century. And of...
by Carl Howard | Jun 22, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
In case you missed the recent post that broke the internet, a Mormon blogger comes out as being gay and happily married to a woman who knows he’s gay and they have a great sex life etc etc. Over 6,000 words (apparently) of him and his wife explaining what it’s like....
