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...murderous ideologies. For 44 years, the Continent was divided as never before. The legacy of all this is a deep aversion to - almost a loathing of - military force. For many modern Europeans, war is a ghastly, primitive business. (Every time I call my 95-year-old aunt in Britain, I get a little lecture on the evils of cluster bombs.) War is a last resort; those ready to use it quickly - or, worse, who appear to enjoy it - are not to be trusted. That's why Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, a folksy hero in the U.S., is considered...
...daughter, 10. Trend spotter Faith Popcorn predicts that in the next decade, "manny" (as the guys are called) will become, well, a household word. "Europeans have known for decades that guys can be just as nurturing," says Helen Riley-Collins of San Francisco's In-House Staffing at Aunt Ann's, one of the country's oldest agencies. "Now we're starting to accept...
...clichEd detective slang. And Bradby doesn't bore us by showing off all that historical research. Instead, he weaves together a vivid portrait of the times and a ripping good crime tale as he slowly unravels the characters' hidden secrets (and they all have them). As Field's ribald aunt puts it: "Everyone expects Shanghai to be decadent so we like to give the impression of debauchery." The Master of Rain goes her even one further, providing debauchery at its most elegant...
...lesser-known dishes. At the same time, the reader picks up knowledge that is not strictly culinary. For example, that baba means coquettish and ghanoush is, roughly, dissolute - adjectives that seem unlikely for an aubergine purée but which Jamal explains in a delightful story about his aunt's unmarried daughter. He also writes of an Algerian visiting Jerusalem who asked for couscous. In colloquial Arabic of the Middle East, unlike the Maghreb nations, cous can mean vagina. The hapless Algerian was asking...
Margaret's nephew Prince Charles, who, after hearing the news, traveled to the royal Sandringham estate in Norfolk to stay with the now frail Queen Mother, paid tribute to his "darling aunt." Said he: "She had such a wonderfully free spirit. She loved life and lived it to the full." She had incredible musical talents and a very sharp mind, he noted, and she would be hugely missed by his family. For all her faults, Princess Margaret will also be missed by many Britons. If nothing else, the passionate, unpredictable princess brought life and color to a royal family once...