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...Afghan-reared Canadian journalist named Nelofer Pazira attempted to slip across the Iranian border into her native land. She was trying to reach the city of Kandahar before an old school friend, depressed by the rigors of Taliban repression, made good on a suicide threat...
...It’s just simple,” began prize-winning Canadian author, poet and literary critic Margaret Atwood in a Nov. 19 interview with The Harvard Crimson as she explained the predominance of settings familiar to her in her novels. “If you’re going to send a character to lunch, you’d like to know where. Apparently one of the plusses for people living in Brooklyn is that every single lunch spot—hot dog stands, White Castles—in the novels…people actually eat there. Things...
...genius," maestro George Szell reportedly said about the eccentric Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. The quote describes comix artist Chris Ware as well. Author of last year's critically-acclaimed graphic novel, "Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth," Ware has finally come out with issue fifteen in his comicbook series "The Acme Novelty Library." After a year and a half of waiting, rest assured that his reputation(s) remain intact...
REMEDY The Canadian safety board has asked the FAA to require safer wiring and more stringent rules to keep flammable materials off planes...
...Winners ICHIRO SUZUKI Veteran Japanese baseballer wins American League "Rookie of the Year." He's a rookie in the same way, say, that Madonna is a virgin JEFF LIBERTY Canadian Olympic diver rescues pregnant woman trapped in sinking car. Judges deduct .2 for his premature exit from tucked position SYLVESTER STALLONE Sly considers a Rambo sequel back in Afghanistan. David Hasselhoff announces a season of Baywatch Nights set in Kunduz Losers JORDAN Burglars swipe photos of the British model, writing "Slag Jordan" on a mirror. If that's her first name, no wonder she goes by Jordan KEN CAMINITI Onetime...