Refaving because we are reading it this month for book club. To be honest, I have very mixed feelings about his arguments, but it is really interesting to read a not-so-academic critique of the international development industry by someone who:
a) Has academic standing (NYU proffessor)
b) Has experience writing for popular audiences (publishes in magazines as well as journals)
c) Has worked on the inside (World Bank economist for many years...admits to having been initially in favor of structural adjustment policies)

Quoted: Amazon.com: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good: William Easterly: Books

When I lived in Thailand. Songkran was my favorite holiday...water fights EVERYWHERE and no one is safe.

Quoted: People in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Burma are celebrating the Buddhist New Year, by taking part in massive outdoor water fights, said to wash away the sins of the previous year.

wow, major blow to the LP empire.

Quoted: Guidebook publisher Lonely Planet defends its methods after reports say a former writer made up sections in its guides.

I would like to see this!

Quoted: Pictures of the first train to connect India with Bangladesh

Quoted: The United Nations hosts a major meeting as diplomats renew efforts to reform the Security Council.

Wow!

Quoted: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, an aide says.

Sounds like a good trip...and not just because of the name. Ha.

Quoted: Phelps Creek Trail follows an old logging road but soon enters Glacier Peak Wilderness (1 mile). The forest grows older and larger and edible mushrooms ...

Quoted: An outdoors guide to camping, biking, paddling, hiking and snow sports in Washington state plus a gear shop, and outdoors news and reviews. Search and find your ideal biking and hiking trails, campgrounds, and kayaking routes.

I have to say, this kind of humor really works for me...

A whole website dedicated to "painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over"

redotted from Melissa Kruse