The Sundaes Issue
Meeting Baby Kevin Rudd
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made an official visit to a small village in Papua New Guinea where he was mobbed, showered with gifts, and generally treated like a rock star.
Taking On The Italian Mafia
Over the last 30 years, the Camorra has grown into an all-pervasive, seemingly undefeatable network of vicious killers, loons, and businessmen.
Aboriginal Headbanging
At the beginning of 2008, the Australian national news reported on a small, isolated Aboriginal community deep in the Northern Territory, aka the middle of nowhere, aka Satan’s Asshole, aka East Bumblefuck.
Lepers, Messiahs*
When I arrived in Nepal, my ultimate destination was the Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital in the southeastern Terai Plain.
The Epicly Later'd Page
When I first started the Epicly Later’d skate show, Ali Boulala was one of the first people I wanted to do an episode with.
Haarp Bizarre
Up in the wastelands of Gokona, Alaska, there is a forest of high frequency radio antennae. The US government claims it is conducting research into the uppermost reaches of the atmosphere.
A-town Rep-razent!
Sorry, jaded white guy who professes to like rap music but can't remember the other guy's name out of Mobb Deep, but we love Soulja Boy. Since when did rap music being fun and goofy again become a bad thing?
Ninja Gaiden II
I have concerns about Ninja Gaiden II, but my overall impression is positive. The concerns stem from comparing it to its predecessor. Ninja Gaiden was one of the best games of that console generation--I would call it a triumph of design.