Back in 2006 we had a fun thread about famous relatives of anthropologists: Bernard Sahlins, Ursula Leguin, and Ralph Nader were all mentioned. That was before we knew about Barak Obama. Now I have another one: Jeff Farmer, aka nWa Sting, a professional wrestler and brother of Paul Farmer.

Speaking of which Paul Farmer’s organization, Partners in Health, recently launched a new website for Haiti, Stand with Haiti, for anyone who wants to support their relief efforts there.

(Via Rachel Maddow.)

UPDATE: From the New Yorker:

Paul Farmer stood nearby, listening, knowing that soon the tour would end and he would go back to work. He is forty-six and, thanks to the reputation for selflessness he has built up in the field, he is routinely referred to as a saint—and he has the physique to prove it. “I’m the skinny one,” Paul Farmer said to me, and added, gesturing to another, distinctly less skinny American, “Meet my brother.”

Most of the doctors and notables at the clinic wore name tags announcing their bureaucratic affiliations in the world of public health. Jeff Farmer’s read “Global Ass-Whuppin’ Initiative.” The penny dropped. Jeff Farmer, a professional wrestler, had been Lightning in the tag team of Thunder & Lightning. Jeff Farmer’s signature hold remains the Scorpion Death Lock.