Dibs

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We here at Dibs embrace the "local" — local food, local customs, local products, local styles. Everything that's interesting or tasty in this world was originally the specialty of some specific region, however small.

But wouldn't life be boring if everyone was limited to experiencing only their own local specialties, and no others? The joy of life in the 21st century is that now we can all experience local delicacies and eccentricities not just from nearby but from around the globe.

While we admire those who strive to be true "locavores" and consume only products grown or made right where they live, in many parts of the world that's not feasible: Who wants to survive on moose meat and parsnips for half the year? Even here in farm-rich California, we often crave delights found only half a world away.

Dibs seeks to globalize the local, to celebrate our planet's dazzling multitudes of sights, sounds, flavors and wonders, without losing what makes each one of these unique.

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Archive for August, 2007

Mother, May I?

Published on August 14, 2007

A seventeen-year-old South African girl who claims that the Virgin Mary has visited her twenty times, sat on her bed and given her healing powers is now writing a book about her experiences. Francesca Zackey remains defiant, even though the Church has officially asked her to stop blessing pilgrims, according to South Africa’s Independent Online. [...]

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The Laughter Stopped

Published on August 9, 2007

She left Oakland, California — which is undergoing a plague of homicides this summer — but violent crime followed her. Decomposed, face beaten beyond recognition, the body of 21-year-old Boitumelo “Tumi” McCallum — who attended Oakland’s Mills College last year — was found on August 5 wrapped in a sheet between a wall and a bloody, [...]