Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Sixteen of the web's most exciting World Cup contributions in our weekly link list

As the World Cup gets underway and helps to define a new era for South Africa (and even the entire continent), it’s tough not to get swept up in the international excitement surrounding football’s biggest event. Tim Yu, our man on the ground, reports a three-hour walk through standstill traffic in Johannesburg to get to the opening game today, and that the sound of vuvuzelas …

The Beauty of Jozi

Sixteen of the web's most exciting World Cup contributions in our weekly link list

For the past six years, South Africa has been preparing for the next month. Until 11 July 2010, the country represented by team Bafana Bafana will be hosting the FIFA World Cup, but the celebration is not limited to the next 30 or so days. In the past six years, since South Africa was chosen to be host of the tournament for 2010, they have …

World Cup Flashbacks

Sixteen of the web's most exciting World Cup contributions in our weekly link list

As the World Cup gets underway and helps to define a new era for South Africa (and even the entire continent), it’s tough not to get swept up in the international excitement surrounding football’s biggest event. Tim Yu, our man on the ground, reports a three-hour walk through standstill traffic in Johannesburg to get to the opening game today, and that the sound of vuvuzelas …