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...chef Andri Johannsson cooks with a Michelin flair. Lobster bisque infused with calvados, honey-roasted catfish, and lamb that quite literally melts in your mouth are served with organic vegetables grown in the hotel garden and wild herbs picked in local lava fields. On weekends, Reyjkavik's hip set descend to drink in the views and taste the excellent minty gin-and-tonic sorbets - a palate-cleansing aperitif, and a nod to the British who occupied Iceland in 1940. That's not to say you should stay indoors. Local company Snjófell (tel: [354] 435 6783) offers adrenaline-fueled...
...heckler’s comments inspire the duo to challenge the audience to do better. Some members descend to the dance floor and breakdance against the feeble attempts of the dancers, in a revolution against traditional “high art” definitions of dance: in this show, breakdancing can be art, too, and the audience can participate in the show alongside the actors...
...former Soviet states have chosen their path to the future—establishing Western-style democracies or drifting toward authoritarianism. Ukraine is now standing at a pivotal moment in its history in which it can choose to honor the rule of law, a foundational notion of Western order, or descend into political chaos. Though we badly want to see Yushchenko become president of Ukraine, establishing the rule of law as the basis of Ukraine’s political system will be more important than defeating Moscow’s candidate this time around...
...international agreements. Indeed, of the dozen non-Iraqis removed from Iraq, all of them reportedly had links to terror groups or had entered Iraq after the invasion in March 2003 to engage in terror or aid the insurgency. But defining fighters as unlawful combatants is a slippery slope to descend. And for the sake of America’s standing—the strengthening of which is a vital component in the war on terror itself—and for the sake of America’s soldiers—who may someday be declared unlawful combatants themselves?...
...Both Kerry and Bush argue that a rapid turnover of combat duties to Iraqis would provide relief to U.S. troops, but that objective may take years to achieve. Though Kerry hopes to pull U.S. forces out by the end of his first term, the danger that Iraq could descend into terrorism-torn anarchy and sectarian strife means that the U.S. will maintain its current presence of 138,000 troops for the foreseeable future...