You have already heard the news: some stadiums in South Africa will be blessed by means of animal sacrifice. This has agitated the animal rights activists, aroused the goth community, and inspired the cultural relativists debate. The complexity of the human rights/cultural norms issue exceeds the scope of this blog, so I will give lipservice [...]

The 2010 World Cup is only 8 months away, yet the pessimistic build-up has begun. I have concerns about linking to this piece at the Times, but someone must defend the dark continent. And why not a person who has never visited there but once perused through a travel guide.