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...Putting a Permanent Lid on Pol Pot By ROBERT HORN When Pol Pot died peacefully in his sleep in the Cambodian jungle in 1998, survivors of his genocidal rule rued that the infamous Khmer Rouge leader never stood trial for his crimes. It turns out that some form of jungle justice may have been meted out to Brother Number One after all. Thailand's Army Commander in Chief General Surayud Chulanont claimed last week he had evidence Pol Pot had actually been poisoned. According to Surayud, intelligence and autopsy reports suggest there were traces of toxic chemicals...
...weeks. On March 19, Ecco/HarperCollins) will publish a new paperback edition of "The Essential Lewis and Clark," edited by Lanny Jones, who has reported, written and edited at LIFE, TIME, MONEY, and PEOPLE. In September, Norton will publish "In the Image," the first novel by former TIME intern Dara Horn. Her publisher calls the book "an extraordinary first novel illuminated by spiritual exploration, one that remembers 'a language, a literature, a held hand, an entire world lived and breathed in the image of God.' " Horn received a considerable advance for her book. She is now a doctoral candidate in comparative...
...time reading poetry and practicing calligraphy. He spends his Sundays as an on-call volunteer for the Red Cross, works as a User Assistant, tutors in Arabic and organic chemistry, is an honorary member of the Society of Arab Students and plays the trumpet, drums and baritone horn in the band. He finds time to relax by watching movies and sleeping on the weekends, with the occasional party thrown in. “I try to make it a policy to get out of Harvard once a week,” he says. “Boston is so full...
...were it not for the fact that his live show rocks in a way that most musicians only dream of: simple, straight-up and jaw-droppingly good. Mapfumo’s talent as a songwriter is complemented perfectly by his talent as a band leader. Even a youthful guest horn player was seamlessly incorporated into the rich, dynamic sound of the band...
...even Berliner balks at categorizing pheromones as aphrodisiacs. "I've been looking for an aphrodisiac for 11 years, and I'm convinced that there is no such thing," he says. The Food and Drug Administration agrees. It surveyed purported love potions--from oysters to rhino horn--and determined that none of them work. This Valentine's Day, I think I'll stick with flowers, a card and some chocolate...