Urushiol Molecule

Paradise City (Part 2)

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December 19th 2008
Fruit of the Gods I stare at the mango. The mango – cleverly donned in a camouflage swirl of red, orange and yellow – just sits there. But it knows I can see it. It wants me to. Overhead, the supermarket's PA system cranks out a bad fusion of Muzak and salsa rhythms that aren't made any better by the whine of aging fluorescent lights. The problem here is very si ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more