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[Techyum] Polynesia Tourist Cannibal Death Claim: Racist or Real?

Forty-year-old German yachtsman Stefan Ramin disappeared in September while on Nuka Hiva, a remote tropical island in French Polynesia. After charred bones and teeth were found on the island, the press is awash with reports that Ramin was eaten by cannibals. Survival International, the chief global advocacy group for tribal peoples, says the accusation is [...]

Posted 21 October 2011 † thomasroche § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Tequila-Soaked Sin in The Big Tomato, Courtesy of Violet Blue

There are many people who think I still live in San Francisco — which is not true; I moved to Sacramento in 2009 but have in fact not lived in San Francisco since 2004. After that it was briefly L.A., New Orleans, Berkeley, Vallejo, then Oakland for an extended stay, and finally right here in [...]

Posted 27 September 2011 † thomasroche § Blogging ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,