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January 18, 2012
Bangladesh: Feral Cats and Social Indicators
A terrible attack by a feral cat in Bangladesh's biggest children's hospital is a high-contrast horror that shouldn't obscure the country's real social progress.
January 7, 2012
When You Have to Drink the Water
A revolutionary water filter masks the effects of grave incompetence in a country where as many as half a million die each year from waterborne diseases.
December 10, 2011
Saving the Ganges: A tale of religion, money, and (maybe) murder.
Saving the Ganges: A tale of religion, money, and (maybe) murder.
November 25, 2011
Where Three Rivers Meet
Three sacred rivers meet at Allahabad: The Ganges, born of clear Himalayan tributaries that first trickle and then rage down from India's border with Tibet; its sister, the Yamuna, which shadows the Ganges to the west before curving past Delhi and the Taj Mahal to join her; and the mythical Saraswati, ancient and invisible, which is said to run beneath the earth.
Only the Saraswati reaches Allahabad in a pristine state.
Only the Saraswati reaches Allahabad in a pristine state.
November 1, 2011
On Meeting Gaddafi, and Watching Him Die
It's strange when someone you've seen up close, even for just a few hours, gets killed. Even when they were terrible and had it coming.
September 22, 2011
Amazon Subprime
In the back of your mind you always knew this is where those great Amazon discounts came from: Desperate workers, including pregnant women, passing out in stifling 110-degree warehouses, some of them required to sort or pack a different item every 30 seconds over a 10-hour shift. The Allentown Morning call, a small newspaper in [...]
September 13, 2011
The Nile: Five Forgotten Cinematic Jewels
Five classics of exploration, identity, betrayal, and fear on the world's longest river.
September 8, 2011
September 11: A Conspiracy Colonel in Darfur
"What do you think of Seven World Trade Center?" the colonel asked.
September 7, 2011
Bangladesh's P.T. Barnum & His Knock Off Taj
The fake Taj is a tribute to a tribute. A souvenir snow globe for a country that has never seen snow.
August 18, 2011
An Interview with the Huffington Post
Travel, literature, and a little too much gunfire: Andrew Burmon talks with Dan Morrison about The Black Nile.
