Anderson Cooper wants to inform Americans about pollution at La Oroya, but viewers appear more interested in his hairstyle I learn some surprising things managing this blog. Like: Many people spend time online researching men’s haircuts. I think these people are mainly guys looking for a new look, although they could be search-engine-savvy hairstylists hoping to replicate certain cuts in their salon. This [...]
10 Facts about Anderson Cooper’s Hair (Plus a Super-Extra Bonus Grooming Link for Guys)
January 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Looking Back at the United States, Money, Economics, Politics
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The Haircut (El Fotografo gets sheared)
January 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Crossing Cultures, Daily Life in Lima
El Fotógrafo has an erratic relationship with his hair. He goes for weeks without doing much of anything to it, letting it sprout in extravagent clumps, and then one day, he will be struck by a severe urge to cut his hair Now. This can be hazardous because EF has a cowlick. It’s not something a person [...]
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Reaction to CNN’s “Planet in Peril: Battle Lines” on Toxic La Oroya Mines
December 16th, 2008 · 14 Comments · Money, Economics, Politics
It was with a mixture of anger, grief and hope that I watched CNN’s broadcast of “Planet in Peril: Battle Lines” last Thursday night. Fifteen minutes of the show focused on the toxic contamination of the Doe Run Peru smelting planet in La Oroya, which is one of the 10 most polluted places on earth, [...]
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