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Journalists often make the best travelers because they are so curious and intrepid. Marion Hume, who wrote the cover story on Australia's far-flung islands, has logged more miles in her career as a Sydney- and London-based writer than she would care to admit. Steadfast and unafraid, Hume will dash off to Beijing on a moment's notice and can touch down in a remote corner of New Zealand and uncover a cutting-edge, global boutique...
...those around them in profound ways.The acting in this film is simply extraordinary. Both children give incredibly honest, natural performances, and their romance is filled with just the right amount of curiosity, playfulness, and awkwardness as to make it relatable. The moment that the title refers to, when a curious Oskar wonders what will happen if Eli enters his home without an invitation, is a particularly touching example of the very human quality of their relationship, even if it is rather violent.Moments such as this form the heart of the film. It’s nothing short of remarkable that...
...pieces carry an air of nostalgia and a sense of times long past. “Kickball,” for example, portrays the longing for childhood as three boys in old-fashioned attire kick around a ball. “Duncan Hannah’s work is a curious mixture of subtle and strong emotion and superficial triviality,” says John Wronoski, the owner of the Pierre Menard Gallery. “His paintings are a kind of iconography to reflect his emotions and important landmarks in his life.” The two paintings of Weld...
Ireland's attempts to navigate its way out of trouble will be watched closely by its neighbors. The country's economic boom, which followed years of underperformance, drew both international plaudits and curious visitors. Delegations from Chile to China dropped in to learn first hand from its turnaround. But just as Ireland offered a blueprint during the good times, so its recent stumble - and prospects for recovery - may offer lessons to others in the grip of the global downturn...
...called night hike in the highlands of Hidalgo state is a curious testimony to Mexico's identity as an emigrant nation, in which enormous numbers of young men and women continue to risk their lives sneaking into "El Norte" for a perceived better life. Every weekend, dozens of participants pay about $20 apiece to scramble up hills, slide down ravines and run through tunnels pursued by siren-blaring pickup trucks and pumped-up border-patrol agents shouting in accented English. (See pictures of the fence between the U.S. and Mexico...