Daily Archives: December 4, 2013

Watch video of a skateboarding school program in Afghanistan… for girls

  This is so disarmingly cool I can’t even summon the strength the be snarky. Per their website: “Skateistan is a non-profit organization using skateboarding as a tool for empowerment.” Opened in Kabul in 2009, the program is for youth ages 5-18, roughly 40% of whom are girls. They also…

‘Swimming with pigs’ isn’t a new mob euphemism, it’s a tourist activity

Telling people about your exhilarating adventure swimming with pigs may not elicit the same coos as swimming with dolphins or seals, but there’s no arguing that it looks pretty fun. If you’re so inspired, journey to Great Exuma (or Big Major Cay, depending on what source you’re reading) in The…

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