Nov 17th, 2008 · Three albums in, The Low Anthem again proves itself a quintessential purveyor of rootsy rock. Oh My God, Charlie Darwin celebrates the band's influences — Tom Waits, Neil Young, Bob Dylan — and captures The Low Anthem in a makeshift studio.
Nov 6th, 2008 · For one rare day, newspapers made a comeback. Across the country, people flocked to newsstands to buy a written record of Barack Obama's win. Having waited in long lines to vote, people waited in lines to collect the now historic front pages. The New York Times printed an extra 75,000 copies, and set up a makeshift stand directly outside its Manhattan building. And earlier on eBay, the papers were selling for $149.
Oct 14th, 2008 · Author Leslie Chang followed two girls from their rural homes in China to a city called Dongguan, where they became "factory girls." Life in these makeshift cities can actually be quite exciting and lucrative for these young hard-working ladies.
May 19th, 2008 · A week after the earthquake that devastated Sichuan province, Chinese families are living in makeshift tents in small villages like Red Flag near Gong Xing. According to the Chinese government, 100,000 tents have been sent to the disaster area and about 4.8 million people have been temporarily relocated.
May 14th, 2008 · In the city of Chengdu, China, there is a shortage of trained doctors, but plenty of unskilled volunteers. Despite the chaotic scene, workers at Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital are eager for more survivors, even though the hospital is over capacity. Makeshift wards are set up in the parking lot.
May 13th, 2008 · Rescue efforts continue in southwestern China, with thousands of people still trapped in rubble created by the country's worst earthquake in decades. Thousands more have fled their homes and are sleeping outdoors.
Oct 23rd, 2007 · Hundreds of thousands of Californians have evacuated their homes because of wildfires raging from north of Los Angeles all the way to the Mexican border. Two evacuees who took up shelter at Qualcomm Stadium and the Del Mar Fairgrounds detail their experiences.
Jul 26th, 2007 · The Detroit Riots, 40 years ago this month, left 43 people dead, and more than 2,000 houses, stores and buildings burned to the ground. The night the riots began, July 23, a young black store clerk began painting a picture inspired by what he described as the most gut-wrenching desperation. Rafael Beden called his image of a black family huddled together for safety "Praying for Daylight." Beden painted by candlelight over five nights as police and National Guardsmen marched up and down his neighborhood in "Black Bottom," enforcing a strict curfew. Nineteen-years-old and the sole provider for his mother and eight siblings, Beden used his fingers and a makeshift brush on the only surface he could afford: a burlap bag. When the riots ended, Beden sold his painting to a sympathetic Jewish lawyer. It hung for years in a living room of the expensive Lafayette Towers, literally built on the ashes of houses destroyed during the riots. Today, "Praying for Daylight" hangs in the criminal justice courtroom of Judge Bruce Morrow in downtown Detroit.