Articles by Emily Gogolak
22 articles found.
Week in Review
Writfully Raunchy A group of literary types gathered in London’s In And Out Club this past Tuesday night. There was hype, …
I'm Dead
Political Poisonings Through the Ages
Yasser Arafat vomited during a meeting in Ramallah. His spokesman said he was coming down with the “flu,” but it soon …
Week in Review
San Fran Sans Clothes If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear...clothes. San Francisco has long been a city …
Week in Review
Diamond in the RoughA new source for diamonds may be hard even for De Beers to tap into—it’s a nearby diamond-rich …
Week in Review
Mitt RomñeyOn the evening of September 29th, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney appeared on the Spanish-language channel Univision to discuss the …
Week in Review
taps, teats & tabloids
Arid Cups On September 22, over 6.5 million people are expected to descend on Munich, Germany to attend Oktoberfest, a 16-day …
Week in Review
KICK IN THE ARSENICThe state legislature of Maryland acted last week to ban the use of arsenic-laced feed in poultry production. …
Psychedelic (Part II)
I COULD QUIT WHENEVER I WANT Looks like one good trip really could change your life: according to a meta-analysis published …
Manning the Unmanned
Taking a closer look at drone warfare
The ten people driving out of the small Pakistani town of Miramshah on January 23 probably heard a distant buzz before …
Rapping the Revolution in Palestine
On 1970, over a steady drumbeat and the slow stream of a saxophone, the late Gil Scott-Heron said six immortal words …
Do the Right Thing
Republican presidential candidates
What to consider as the race begins: Wendy Schiller, US Politics expert and Professor at Brown, on the GOP The GOP …
Week in Review
Someone Sticks Up for Immigrants, Finally “I think things are going to go crazy on this,” Utah Republican state Rep. Stephen …
Providence Bites
Nowhere to Hide For Nude Survivor Move over Wesley Snipes: there is a new king of celebrity tax evasion, and he …
Slash, Cut, and Burn
rewriting immigration–and the constitution–in Arizona
Almost one year has passed since Arizona sent the nation into an uproar over its controversial anti-immigration law. The most radical …
Week in Review: 3/3/11
THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE FOR A RACIST BILLBOARDLast Wednesday, Texas-based anti-abortion group Life Always erected a racially charged billboard on the …
A New Dawn for Sudan
Sudan is no stranger to struggle. For most of its post-colonial history, the largest nation in Africa has been at war …
WEEK IN REVIEW 2/24/11
SO LONG MR. PRESIDENT?The Arab world was dealt yet another shock on Sunday, when Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan, announced his …
The Revolution Will Not Be (Truthfully) Televised
The uprising in Egypt has taken the international media by storm. Since protests broke out on the streets of Cairo on …
Week in Review 2/10/11
STOP AND EAT THE WAFFLESIn response to recent government stalemates, Belgians are insisting that their politicians don’t get any until they …
We're Striking: Listen to Us!
Crowds swarmed the cities of France this fall and chants echoed across the streets: “Fight, fight, fight!” With revolutionary fervor, millions …
Supersize Me One More Time
Is 24 ounces simply not cutting it? No need to worry. Meet the Trenta.Pulling a Business 101 oldie-but-goodie, Starbucks Corp. is …
Chief Chinchilla
Another woman took center stage in world politics when Costa Ricans elected their first female president on February 7. President Elect …