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Sun 1 Apr 2007

10 Most Polluted Places in the World

Great article from The Guardian about Linfen, China puts a spotlight on some of the world’s scariest places to live.

Blacksmith Institute has a full list of world’s most polluted places here.

Sat 16 Jul 2005

Tom Davis’ gripping article about the Middle Eastern paradise
of Dubai is a must-read.

Sat 17 Jul 2004

Annie Jacobsen has shared an absolutely chilling account of happenings on
Northwest flight #327 with Women’s Wall Street online.

Sat 16 Aug 2003

Flash mobs (AKA smart mobs) seem to be spreading like wildfire.

Personally I hope they stay harmless (they’ve already been used for mild
forms of terrorism), because the idea does appeal to my primal tastes.

I signed up for the Chicago mailing list - should be fun to be a sheep for 10 mins.

Check out this or this i f you’ve never heard of a flash mob. They seem to be decent starting points.