Reintroducing Globalpost as a newssource.

[the_future_modernes]

What stands out for me about this purveyor of World News is their GORGEOUS photosets. UNF! Enjoy a few links!


Full Frame: The secret world of Christian Jerusalem

Full Frame: Death of bullfighting


Full Frame: In flight: An American photographer tells the story of the aftermath of the wars in the Balkans.

ETA: Globalpost is prone to exotification, so their wording and viewpoint towards other (thanks naraht) cultures is bound to be annoying from time to time. I recced them for the photosets and the fact that they do tend to track interesting stories, its just that they need to be read critically. I do apologize for not putting up this warning at the same time as the post.

Comments

[naraht]

No worries. It's pretty much par for the course... and the pictures are lovely.

You now have me wondering whether Eastern Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity count as non-Western cultures, though. I suppose it depends on where you're standing when you make the pronouncement. The former territory of the Ottoman empire is such a transitional area.

[the_future_modernes]

Oh dear. I used non Western because the chruch being featured was in Jerusalem. ANd now I look and realise that I said "cultures". I meant "outside of Westerne Europe and America." Do you have any suggestions for a better word I could use?

[naraht]

I don't know... possibly just "other cultures"?

[the_future_modernes]

cool!