this & that

• Someone made a movie about "blood coltan." It's entitled, Blood Coltan.
• Speaking of, there was a summit about minerals in the DRC this week. Odds it will make as little of a difference as the dozens of summits before it?
• Somalia's government is closing several embassies in Europe.
  
• The ICC needs interpreters in Darfur.
• Speaking of, here's a nice review of Rob Crilly's new book from Alex de Waal.
• Malawi's gay activists are darned if they don't and damned if they do.
  
• Glenna gives us another amazing photograph.
  
• If you are a student, don't do these things.
• Valentine's pick-up lines, social science-style.
• And here's Stephen Walt with a guide to international relation...ships.
  
• Wow.
• And, finally, several musical offerings for your weekend entertainment.