SPIEGEL Surfs the Web Katrina in Kodachrome
It could very well be that Katrina overload is setting in. But the Internet is proving to be a never-ending supply of blogs, sites, and quirky personal stories related to the disaster. And today, we bring you the ultimate in photo galleries. Almost 200 pictures from before, during and after Katrina, straight from downtown New Orleans.
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Why do good people suffer? Why do people fall in love? How do you deal with existential depression? The eggheads at Pathways can tell you how history's great thinkers tackled these subjects and more. Just submit a question and they will answer it. They're even willing to help students with pesky homework assignments, like what did Heidegger mean when he said, "To think is to confine oneself to a single thought that one day stands still like a star in the world's sky"? Or overtly political conundrums, like how can natural law be applied to abortion? So far, no one has asked how to make the leader of the free world understand the needs of his people. But, maybe that's coming.
Everything You ever Wanted to Read about Katrina
Back during the tsunami in South Asia we linked to Reuters AlertNet , a free and invaluable service that combines the news agency's reports with information helpful to nonprofit organizations working in disaster and crisis zones. We were happy to see this week that Lexis-Nexis, the world's largest news database, with more than 4,000 sources in the United States and around the world , has created a special portal that opens the gates to all of the coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the recovery operation in its databank.
You can find reporting from most of the regional papers in the hurricane region, including The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Lousiana, the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Mississippi and the Houston Chronicle, which is reporting daily on the New Orleans refugees who have been relocated to the city. The site also provides a glimpse of how the rest of the world is covering Katrina and gives you links to the latest statements from President George W. Bush , Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin .