as much as i admire the people of iran for showing more courage than i could ever muster to fight for their basic democratic rights, a part of me is very, very cynical about the death of neda agha-soltan ( Read more... )

in the midst of all the unrest in iran and celebrities dropping like flies, there's one small news story that's not getting very much coverage lately. i hereby remedy this, if nowehere else than in my own blog:

12-year-old survivor speaks of yemenia crashthis girl's own father describes her as 'timid' and 'fragile' and barely able to swim...and ( Read more... )