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After a week of mass protests in Iran over a disputed presidential election in which the country's officials declared incumbent hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the overwhelming victor, Harvard’s Iranian and Iranian-American students continue to express doubts about the election's results but remain hopeful about the prospects for democratic reform...
...later this summer. The artist thinks it will be a litmus test for others. "I think the result will say a lot about the state of art in Russia," he says. "If I am found innocent, it will prove that there is a certain freedom to express oneself. If I am found guilty, it means we are approaching a critical time for art and artists in this country...
...women had launched their own version of the prewedding festivities: the bachelorette party. Prior to the late 19th century, women were limited to bridal showers, the main function of which was to acquire a dowry and gifts to prepare them for marriage. Bachelorette parties allowed women the opportunity to express their own sexual freedom with drinking games and (male) strippers. Other couples, uncomfortable with the expectations of debauchery, celebrate their last night together in combined stag and doe parties - an idea that's grown popular as more couples live together and marry later in life. Bachelor parties...
...Australian political history. The vast majority of Australians, irrespective of their ethnicity, regard the actions of the idiots at Cronulla or Newport, or wherever they choose to gather, with anger and disgust. The freedoms we value in Australia are, thankfully, comprehensive enough to protect the rights of fools to express their misguided opinions. The majority of Australians have an innate tendency not to remain silent when the acts of the few impact on the rights of the many. I prefer to think that this is what makes Australia worth celebrating. Kelvin Walsh, Springwood, Australia
...President, Mousavi wouldn't have nearly the power that the Supreme Leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, does, especially in the areas of foreign and national-security policy. But he did express a belief that the remarkable street demonstrations of the past week would basically change the nature of the power structure - in effect, forcing the Supreme Leader to pay more attention to public opinion. We asked what would happen if he lost. "Change has already started," he said. "Only part of this change is about winning in the elections. The other part will continue, and there is no going back...