Miscellaneous
When one plus one equals one
A wedding gift guides a young couple towards the discovery of true love.Michael Datcher | April 2006 issue I once received a pet rock as a gift. It wasn’t the kind of pet rock that came in a designer box with a name tag. It was low end. Literally, a chip off an old block with alley origins. Read More...
A bridge not too far
The path to peace runs right past our enemies Jay Walljasper | April 2006 issue One of the great unsolved mysteries of the universe, at least from a geopolitical perspective, is why America is so fixated on enemies. No other nation on Earth has faced so few threats from the outside. There’s not Read More...
Editor's letter
Contagious enthusiasm is what creates progressJurriaan Kamp | April 2006 issue When I was young, I used to have a pair of slippers with leather soles. The upper part was a colourful pattern of knitted wool. Those leather soles were important. They meant I could slide along the slippery wood floors Read More...
Just do it
It is a misconception that meditation is difficult Tijn Touber | April 2006 issue “Everyone says I should meditate. All spiritual books end with the advice to take time for meditation. But no one tells you how!” The young man who stood before me was completely stressed out. For months he had Read More...
Hidden Tibet
The beauty of this place will overwhelm you. The sky is radiant blue, the clouds are white, the breeze is gentle, the flowers are fragrant. Welcome to Wuxuhai Lake. Ling Jinghua | April 2006 Read More...
Oh Africa
Simple rules in writing about the dark Zulu. Binyavanga Wainaina | April 2006 issue Always use the word “dark” or “safari” in your title. Subtitles may include the words “Zanzibar,” “Masai,” “Zulu,” “Zambezi,” “Congo,” “Nile,” “big,” “sky,” “shadow,” Read More...
Talkin' 'bout my generation
Good news! Soaring energy costs could get even worse, spurring a new era in which people make clean power for themselves. Blaine Greteman | September 2008 issue In the 1920s, millions of rural Americans got their energy the same way they got their butter—they made it themselves. Off-grid when Read More...
Carrying the torch
How to keep socially responsible investments on the right track. Amy Domini | September 2008 issue Illustration: Neil Webb As I write this column, the Olympic torch is making its way around the world, heading to the Olympic Games in Beijing. For the runners who carry the torch, and many Read More...
Chasing the Cheetahs
More than 40 percent of Africa’s people are under 15—and they’re getting ready to change the way the continent works. Vijay Mahajan | September 2008 issue In the centre of Harare, Zimbabwe, a two-story retail shop is filled to the brim with the hopes of African parents for their children. Read More...
Interview with Vijay Mahajan
Ode checks in with Vijay Mahajan, author of Africa Rising: How 900 Million African Consumers Offer More Than You Think, of which you’ll find an exclusive excerpt in the October 2008 issue. Brigid Marshall | September 2008 issue Why did you want to write about Africa’s consumer market? “When Read More...