August 2008
→ Kibera
(25th August 2008)
I haven't been to Kibera, an enormous slum in Nairobi, but I know that most people's sanitation methods there consist of helicopter or flying toilets, which consist of defecating into a plastic bag, and throwing it somewhere else. Roofs and alleyways are popular. Defecating into a plastic bag actually isn't a bad idea; it contains the shit. It's the throwing part and the leaving in ...
→ Crops
(25th August 2008)
A bit belatedly, here is a story from the Mail on Sunday about how sewage is being used to fertilize crops for human consumption. Maybe because it was published on a Sunday, it didn't seem to get much publicity, though I don't think that is because Britons are serene about it. More that they haven't thought about it and would prefer not to. I'm ...
→ Book
(25th August 2008)
The official launch date for the book in the UK is September 11. The first newspaper review, in The Times, is here.
→ Star
(15th August 2008)
I don't know how long this link will last but here is a starred review (starred = me feeling quietly pleased) from Publishers Weekly, read by all good book-stocking, book-selecting book-sellers. I am apparently pungent and erudite and that suits me fine. Scroll down past Diahann Carroll's legs and a history of race on trial in America.