The Clanging Chimes of Doom – Bandaid Remade and Remixed
Reposting to get you in the holiday spirit…. The original post appeared on Nov 20, 2010…. Enjoy! This is perhaps one of the most impactful and damaging songs in history. I heard it on the radio today...
View ArticleBullets, beads and CDs
A former neighbor of mine has a Lesbian Christmas Party every year and she invites a few current and past neighbors. If I happen to be in town, I go. It’s a catered party with fantastic food, lots of...
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OK, it’s the end of the year, and thus time for summing up last year and writing listicles, year-in-reviews and predictions for next year and all that jazz. So here’s a list of my 8 favorite posts of...
View ArticleLove the way you lie
I’m pleased to feature the fabulous “J,” (retired formerly of Tales from the Hood blogger blog) guest posting here on Shotgun Shack…. I used to think it was up to INGOs to voluntarily be more truthful...
View ArticleMore ‘hardcore’ journalism
This post really set me off yesterday. @Graham_Bowley of @NYTimes Gets His Story. I Want to Throw Up. Read it. People are not props. This whole ‘being a journalist in a difficult place’ is not an...
View ArticleI’m *not* down with SOPA
Many websites are blacked out today to protest the ridiculous and corporate-backed proposed U.S. legislation that threatens internet freedom: the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act...
View ArticleAidSource
I’m super excited to let you know about a new project I’m part of… AidSource: The Humanitarian Social Network. AidSource is something that I’ve been working on with Tales From the Hood and Alanna...
View ArticleKatniss and Agency
I haven’t followed all the hype and I haven’t read the book, but I did go to see the Hunger Games movie. And I thought it was pretty good. A lot of people were celebrating the fact that the main...
View ArticleThe Aid Bitchslap
Every now and then, I read something that hits me smack in the stomach. This cross-post is one of those. Originally on Quinn Zimmerman’s blog “These New Boots”, the post came over with an email...
View ArticleIt was never about Haiti
Back around the time that I got too busy to regularly stop, reflect, and write, I came across a thoughtful post on aid work in Haiti by Quinn Zimmerman called “The Aid Bitchslap.” I cross-posted it,...
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