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...While older readers will tune into such themes as the folly of blind fanaticism and the corrupting nature of power, the younger set will simply thrill to the adventure and delight at the huge cast of characters. Hardly a folly anymore, "Bone" now deserves to go from hipster cult item to mainstream literary success...
...Grasse's perfume industry has its origins, rather implausibly, in leather tanning. During the 16th century, tanners made scented leather gloves?a hot item in an age when poor sanitation and haphazard refuse disposal meant that ambient smells were much stronger than they are today. The leather was perfumed with essences of wild Mediterranean flowers?and as time went on, extracting these essences became a specialized task. Grasse's perfume industry was born...
...Rocking the Vote Re your People item on the musicians who are part of the Vote for Change tour aiming to unseat President George W. Bush in the November elections [Aug. 16]: All I see coming out of this tour is a bunch of musicians forcing their opinions on people my age. My young and vulnerable generation has not yet developed a political mind-set, owing to our lack of experience. We need to make up our own minds. These musicians are not teaching us anything by telling us to vote for John Kerry and giving us a concert...
...made some athletes use banned drugs or other performance-enhancing products. The Games offer us a rare opportunity for unity and a chance to prove that we are worthy inheritors of the Greek ancestors who left a noble history. Amadi Gabriel Aba, Nigeria Rocking the Vote Re your people item on the musicians who are part of the Vote for Change tour aiming to unseat President Bush in the November elections [Aug. 16]: All I see coming out of this tour is a bunch of musicians forcing their opinions on people my age. My young and vulnerable generation...
Apron Chronicles A new exhibit reveals how this humdrum item evokes life stories...