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...Greeks' passion for purple dye. But El Phil's anecdote sums up the current dilemma faced by this ancient cradle of commerce. Today an enormous economic gap separates the northern and southern shores of the Med. Too often it is bridged by the illicit and perilous transit of desperate human beings, instead of by the sanctioned flow of commerce...
Projects like this are part of the solution for Europe's immigration crisis, says Abdelhakim Khaldi, head of Tunisia's public land agency: "We have land, we have water, we have human resources. And we're open to all possibilities. But there must be open access to European markets for these products. If there is, I can sign my name to a document that there will be no problem of emigrants. People here just need a job." It will take more than a presidential photo op in Paris to find them one. But it may be a start...
...from one mosquito-infested camp to another to keep the Colombian military from detecting their whereabouts. But on one of those treks today, the FARC finally exposed itself long enough for the army to score one of the most stunning hostage rescues in the history of a country where human abduction is virtually a national pastime...
...even as golden arches and Slurpees pervade every corner of Seoul, this city remains distinctly Korean—starting with its people. To a New Yorker coming to Korea by way of Harvard, human interaction in Seoul takes place on a whole different level. Courtesy among strangers is expected, rather than pleasantly surprising. In the haggle-only markets, transactions manage to take place with an air of cordiality, and more than once I’ve walked away from getting ripped off for a shirt or pair of sunglasses with a smile on my face. In the still significant number...
...Inevitably The Waterfalls will be compared to The Gates, the magical Christo and Jeanne-Claude project that filled Central Park three years ago with hundreds of flowing curtains suspended from goal post supports. Both projects put aggressively human devices into a semi-natural setting - a city park, a city waterfront - and invite you to make of that what you will. But I think there will be less opportunity to commune with Eliasson's cascades, which are located mostly in places it's not that easy to reach by foot or bicycle, than there was with the easily accessed Gates, which...