As discussed during an episode of Radio Crass, Oscar Pistorius (aka “The Blade Runner”) is a South African runner with a disability: he’s a double amputee with both legs removed above the knee. He can run by wearing not mere prosthetic legs, but special curved carbon fibre “blades”. And with those blades, he has not only been able to run faster than any other man in the history of the Paralympics but fast enough to qualify for the real Olympics. In fact, he made the semi-finals of the 400m race at the recent London Olympics, but came last in his semi-final (although had he repeated his best time, he would have made the final). Continue reading
Daily Archives: September 3, 2012
Though Lonely Planet describes Calama as a “shithole”, the Chilean mining town is one of my favorite stops in all of South America. I arrived late last night and unnecessarily walked briskly to my hotel. I say unnecessarily because the town was perfectly safe, orderly, and pleasant.
There’s a lot of money here because of the copper mine. Like any boom town based on oil or minerals, you’ve got lots of overpriced yet austere looking hotels, and a skewed male to female population ratio. Continue reading
Can you believe they’re going to make us wait a whole year for the show to return? It’s unconscionable. What did you think of last night’s midway point cliffhanger? Hit the jump, and let’s discuss it. Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This is a repost of this week’s episode-We figured a lot of folks might have not had the opportunity to listen during the week, and thought Labor Day was the perfect opportunity to share it with you again.
Welcome to another edition of Radio Crass. This week Burning River and I discuss the Republican National Convention. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Please note, the series has been permanently moved to Mondays. Continue reading
Last day off for most people in the States for a long time. Enjoy! Continue reading