Pictures really can be worth a thousand words.
The Green Man has them…during the South East Asian Tsunami a baby hippo was swept up in the waves and lost it’s mother.
Kenyan wildlife officials have named it Owen. Hard to say who has adopted who here; a 100 year old tortoise and a baby hippo make quite [...]

Peter Manseau is one of four writers (Killing the Buddha; Vows, The Story of A Priest, A Nun and Their Son) featured in articles in SoMA: A Review of Religion and Culture this month.
I like the way editor John Spalding introduced this edition.

I was tempted to call today’s four-article “package” SoMA’s “Family Values Issue,” because, [...]

Some days I come to work and wonder why I bother–it’s just another day in the grinder. When I wrote this story, I knew that my work matters. (The names of the women in the story have been changed for the sake of confidentiality)
god-of-small-things on his article about fistulas.Life and death. If you haven’t read [...]

A Columbia Journalism Review
takes a look at the discussion going on the the US blogosphere about the discussion of torture.

They look at the reaction to a recent Wall Street Journal editorial arguing against Senator John McCains amendment.

Another issue Americans are looking at is the use of white phosporous by the US military in Iraq. [...]

The jockeying in for a federal election took an interesting turn today.

Prime Minister Paul Martin suggested that the attempts of the opposition to bring down the minority government earlier than the 30 day call promised after the final release of the Gomery Report might offend religious groups .

“When you are talking about the holiday season, [...]