Every year, thousands of Americans are suckered out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by a burgeoning number of West African e-mail hucksters. Law enforcement agencies have done little or nothing to track down these far-flung perpetrators. Enter Paul Kinsella of New Athens, Illinois. In this week's feature, RFT writing fellow Nicholas Phillips delves deep into the mindset that governs this full-time -- and quite obsessive -- scam baiter. As Kinsella put it, "I like being a jerk." And
flickr.com/photos/etherealgoddessAs a prophylactic measure against possible violence between supporters of Kenya's president Mwai Kibaki and prime minister Raila Odinga, several Kenyan women's groups have called for a week-long sex strike.Kibaki and Odinga teamed up to form a coalition government early last year in order to stem a wave of inter-tribal violence that erupted after the general election in late 2007 and killed 1,500 people. But now relations have turned sour, with Odinga claiming he
On October 23 at 8 p.m., KWUR is sponsoring a free screening of We Fun: Atlanta, GA Inside Out. The documentary focuses on the modern music scene there, including Black Lips, Deerhunter and Mastodon (who's at the Pageant tonight). Fun will be playing at Brown Hall 100 on the campus of Wash U. (It's also a play on words of the legendary documentary Athens, Ga: Inside/Out.)
