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Indonesia is sliding into darkness. The Nov. 22 killings were a first for Jakarta, but since late summer there have been more than 250 lynchings across the archipelago. The killings seem to be a product of fear, economic frustration and a breakdown of law and order as security forces are...
Leopold and Stanley were certainly not the only villains in this story; even the infamous Mr. Kurtz of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness makes an appearance. Specifically, Hochschild has found no less than three men who could feasibly have served as models for the character of Kurtz. One of...
When he started taking photographs regularly, in 1895, Edgar Degas was 61 and long established as one of the great French painters. But his disposition, sober at best, was decaying into melancholy and the poisons of anti-Semitism. His eyes were failing too. In this show, which travels next to...
The report cited weather as a factor that influenced the number of robberies, noting that street thieves historically have stepped up their criminal activities during winter months when darkness sets in early.
Most of my life was spent in a closet of shame. I have lately had the courage to overcome my cowardice and come out. I am now able to accept my place in society honestly and openly, even though I live a celibate life and do not expect that to...