Archive for September 10th, 2007

The loo in Gugulethu

This summer I lived in Cape Town, where I was interning at the Cape Times newspaper. One night I went with a group called the Students’ Health and Welfare Centers Organization (SHAWCO) to a township called Gugulethu, a patchwork quilt of a place, the houses all made of scrap metal and wood.
Patients lined up [...]

Pushing off: finding the loo in Gugulethu

gugulethu5.pngWhat’s causing the burning sensation? Who knows. Apartheid didn’t include universal health care.

Superbad: tales from unitary-executive land

gwbush.jpgThe suddenly fast-leaking “superbad” juicy details of the way it works in W land.

reverb: music from los angeles & beyond

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Let’s start your week off with something a little controversial. Be warned that some folks may find the video above a bit offensive, and it might not be something you’ll want to watch at work (the video is banned on YouTube, if that’s any indication). It’s a video from New York rapper NYOIL, and believe [...]

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