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This election in Uganda may sometimes appear to be National Geographic material, but look beyond the exotic, and you'll discover National Enquirer territory.
Baldwin hated the Harlem of the 1950s, when drugs, the numbers game and prostitution poisoned a place graced by George Gershwin and Billie Holiday during the decades before the end of the Second World War. In the 1960s, when Clinton walked 125th Street, things got worse. But from the teens...
Similar scenes are being played out across Europe these days as panicky consumers are abandoning beef in droves and turning to what they consider safer alternatives: pork, poultry, lamb, fish and, increasingly, organic fruits and vegetables. Some adventurous souls are tucking into more exotic fare like ostrich, emu, bison and...
Clues to the success of this frostbitten abode become evident as soon as you enter its lobby, where the elegant furniture never needs dusting because it's all made of ice, and the floors never need polishing since they're carpeted with snow. In the adjoining bar, the guests, all...
Hollywood, in fact, has recently discovered Cambodia as one of the world's most exotic backdrops. The Angelina Jolie-vehicle Tomb Raider shot scenes in the magnificence of Angkor Wat last year, and Matt Dillon will begin filming Beneath the Banyan Tree in mid-February, which will mark his debut...