geography
Area A as Island Paradise
Strange maps published this fantastic remapping of the Palestinian occupied territories as an archipelago. From the Palestinian experience, confined to pockets of “autonomy” in post-Oslo Area A, this makes some sense — though Israel really rules over it all. Many Palestinians have not been able to leave their island for years. Many can only dream [...]
We Spread Democracy. Just look at the map.
Click here for a chronological map of the imperial history of the Middle East for the past 5000 years. I find it interesting that even though it goes until 2006, there is no mention of occupation, either by the US or Israel. And that the only two cities the makers found worth mentioning on an [...]
Um… Jesus was born there, duh!
A new survey by Zoghby International of 15,000 US citizens and 1,000 respondents from Bethlehem, Americans have once again proven the quality of geography education in the States. Most Americans placed Bethlehem in Israel, when it is actually under occupation in the West Bank, and cut off from Jerusalem by the Wall. Bethlehem, a town [...]
BREAKING: U.K. has undergone name change
Or they’ve managed to solve all of their problems except for one. Which must really piss them off. *So* close… Also: Russia and Turkey plotting to take over every region of the world
Jamie Foxx’s 850,000 square kilometres of *bling*
Obviously, Jamie Foxx is a really good actor. Let’s just get that out of the way right now. And let’s also get out of the way that I don’t make it a habit to poke fun at a man whose A) performances of Wanda skyrocketed my big bootied self-esteem in Jr High like nothing else [...]
Miss Teen USA 2007 on why QuiQui, geography teacher, will never be unemployed
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww] Below is the transcript, but trust me — you’re going to want to watch it. Her makeup is flawless and helps distract from the pain. JUDGE: Recent polls have shown that a fifth of Americans can’t locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is? MISS SOUTH CAROLINA: I personally [...]
How to Lie With Maps
I recently received an e-mail from an Israeli friend with a Powerpoint presentation attached entitled, The State of Israel and the Muslim World. “Propaganda, for your reading pleasure,” his e-mail warned. I opened it up and began being schooled on the geography of the Middle East: Totally made me go, “Actually, no… I mean, I [...]
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