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May.17.2013
The Golem and the Jinni, Bad Breath, Safe Cycling
An immigrant tale that combines elements of Jewish and Arab folk mythology, The Golem and the Jinni tells the story of two supernatural creatures who arrive separately in New York in 1899. Imaginative and...
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May.16.2013
Self-immolation isn't what it used to be.
This ultimate form of protest became global news in 1963 when the venerable monk Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze in the middle of Saigon, Vietnam, protesting religious oppression. Doused in gasoline, the monk sat serenely in lotus position and lit a...
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Feb.24.2013
The voodoo priest tucked up his white dhoti and knelt on a cloth spread across the dirt in front of the low altar he’d pieced together against the hut wall. Shoulders hunched forward, he chanted prayers while burning incense...
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Feb.02.2013
EXCELENCE IN TIMING http://ow.ly/hm3YP
To have the twin century comets as perfectly aligned to the southern and northern cardinal points represents the hallmark of personal power. Artistically perfected Italian craftsmanship contributed through the generations to the impeccability of the...
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Jan.09.2013
The bunkers, many of them broken and damaged, hunkered like giant multi-colored tortoises along the rocky shore, extending up the rugged hills, partially hidden by overgrowth, boulders, and trees. More than 750,000 of them...
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Dec.16.2012
The main reason I went to Beirut earlier this month was so I could see “The Dark Knight Rises” four more times at 35,000 feet. Four of the six flights I was on offered the movie as an entertainment option, and I figured if I watched the ending four times, I could finally decide once and for all...
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Dec.11.2012
President Obama told Barbara Walters on Tuesday's "20/20" that the U.S. is prepared to formally recognize the Syrian rebels, the New York Times reports, thereby turning up the heat on Syrian leader Assad to step down. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/us/obama-says-us-will-recognize-syrian-rebels....
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Oct.25.2012
“MORTAL DANGER – MILITARY ZONE," announced a garish red and yellow sign. "Any Person Who Passes or Damages the Fence ENDANGERS HIS LIFE.”
Like a...
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Sep.03.2012
Professor Noam Chomsky explains why Russia and China block the U.S. efforts to assist in Syria, Do you know why? See the latest issue of The Hummingbird Review. Enjoy some poetry too.The Hummingbird Review. http://www.amazon.com/Hummingbird-Review-III-No-1/dp/098555830X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=...
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Aug.28.2012
Deir-Ez-Zur in the Syrian desert, near the Iraqi border, not so many years ago: a modern hotel filled with muscular, sunburned American men working in the oil fields. A few European businessmen were staying there, too. No other Americans, except us.
Each evening, shirt sleeves...
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