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...only illustrated how, lacking leadership and a clear direction, the Grand Old Party remains wedded to “principles” with no practical application to the crisis we’re in, a parade of political stunts accompanied by the hyperpartisan pronouncements of Rush Limbaugh and that curious crew holding forth on Fox News...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: Diamond in the Rush | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...people want to go back and create some kind of change,” said Mensah, a Ghanaian native, adding that she was curious how Nduom’s message could be adapted to garner as much popularity with Ghanaian citizens at home as abroad...

Author: By Teresa M. Cotsirilos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Former Ghanaian Presidential Candidate Lambasts African Leadership | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...drinking ayahuasca in the U.S. is illegal. But traditional use of the plant potion is permitted in much of South America. Its mecca is the Peruvian city of Iquitos, which hosts the annual International Amazonian Shamanism Conference and is home to about a dozen lodges that cater to curious foreigners. At first, local residents feared that a flood of stoned beatniks would turn Iquitos into an unruly rain-forest Woodstock. "I thought they'd be from the hippie graveyard, with tattoos and sunken faces," says Gerald Mayeaux, a Houston native who runs The Yellow Rose of Texas restaurant in Iquitos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down the Amazon in Search of Ayahuasca | 4/8/2009 | See Source »

...Curious, Flyby picked up the first puzzle but sadly couldn't piece together any of the answers. Our vocabulary was bolstered just by staring at the page, though—did you know that Iditarod and syzygy are actual words...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: A Puzzling Mania | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

...noise that shocks you out of your comfort zone, causes your body to twitch a bit in response to such strong dissonance, and forces your hand to resist the urge to press next. Even if the songs aren’t initially easy on the eardrums, they are curious and compelling in their unraveling. None of Deacon’s tracks stands still for too long. They either escalate into an explosion of energy or abruptly change course, always keeping the listener on the edge of his seat. This anticipation inevitably elicits a strong reaction—whether you love...

Author: By Victoria J. Benjamin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dan Deacon | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

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