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...think you are capable of living without writing," said the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke, "do not write." He didn't live to meet Diane Arbus, but if he had seen her photographs he would have understood her right away. Those portraits of sideshow performers and weeping children, her matter-of-fact nudists and naked transvestites, her pictures of "them," her pictures of "us"--something of consequence is at stake here, and it's not just art. Arbus worked at the point where the voyeuristic and the sacramental converge. She lies in wait for your first misstep in her direction...
...clear, chilly October morning, Mahmoud Abdelwahab leads a group of about 200 Muslim parents as they march on Bonn's city hall to protest efforts to shut down their school, the King Fahd Academy. German counterterrorism and local government officials claim that the academy promotes a radical brand of Islam, and that people affiliated with the school are linked to terrorism. Abdelwahab, 44, a spokesman for parents whose children attend the academy, says that's nonsense. He stops in front of city hall's pink Baroque façade and launches into an angry speech against the city's attempt...
After the terrorist attacks, investigators discovered that Moussaoui, who had lived in London and had a master's degree from South Bank University, had recently been to Pakistan and Malaysia and had spent time at a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan. Moreover, in a notebook he had the German phone number and alias of Ramzi Binalshibh, a key orchestrator of the 9/11 attacks and, like the hijackers, had been wired funds...
...thanks to a new overhaul of Europe's laws regulating how new cars are sold and serviced. Even supermarkets can now sell cars, and dealers can show VWs and Peugeots side by side in the same showroom. That means you can compare different makes and models - and spend less. German online retailer Quelle recently offered a $30,000 Ford Galaxy for $25,000. The law may have an even bigger impact on service. If a mechanic meets certain requirements, he'll be able to get the kind of manufacturer support previously available only to dealers. In time, that should boost...
...thanks to a new overhaul of Europe's laws regulating how new cars are sold and serviced. Even supermarkets can now sell cars, and dealers can show VWs and Peugeots side by side in the same showroom. That means you can compare different makes and models?and spend less. German online retailer Quelle recently offered a $30,000 Ford Galaxy for $25,000. The law may have an even bigger impact on service. If a mechanic meets certain requirements, he'll be able to get the kind of manufacturer support previously available only to dealers. In time, that should boost...