Word: brides
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...mountains of southern Mexico. But a new case unraveling in Greenfield, Calif., has sent shockwaves through the Mexican community. The accused men are both of Triqui ethnicity, an ancient people who number in just the tens of thousands. The trial will judge one of their most sacred rites: bride prices. Adding to their concern is the way global media have jumped on the story, with the Internet headline "Man Sells Daughter for Beer" sparking a sudden interest in Triqui customs from Italy to Australia...
Nevertheless, the tremors are being felt across hundreds of Mexican indigenous communities that use forms of bride prices - which can include farm animals and soda as well as cash and beer. The Greenfield incident is the most high-profile U.S. court case ever to involve an indigenous Mexican marriage, and its resolution could set a precedent. Critics in Mexico have jumped at the chance to attack a practice they see as abusive to human rights. Defenders have warned against bashing Indian customs and called for understanding "cultural relativism" - a concept that sparks passionate pleas from anthropologists and searing scorn from...
Each of the 48 rooms and suites contains an original chair - created by notables like Philippe Starck and Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec - which the hotel's Hungarian designers used as inspiration to produce artwork unique to each room. A curvaceous white Verner Panton chair, for instance, became the bride that inspired a wall panel on marriage. "Every corner has another story to tell," says Zsuzsa Szkurka, the hotel's director...
...amazing story that no one's really talking about," says Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst with Hollywood.com. "For a movie starring a 78-year-old to have a $29 million opening weekend in wide release, and in the process to beat out the likes of Anne Hathaway in Bride Wars, I don't know if I've seen that before ... It's a testament to how people still feel about Clint Eastwood...
...Harvardians duel strangers for library seats and claw at one another to reach the top of the curve, students across town are tackling a different battle. Think “Bride Wars.” On Tuesday evening, the MIT Students Activities Office hosted the seminar “Gay Wedding Planning 101.” As Director of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgendered services at MIT, Abigail Francis cooked up this guide to getting hitched. “Gay marriage has been on the radar,” explained Francis. Francis was inspired by a “clich?...