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...Though the pieces are delightfully Korean, the Chinese influences are strong. After all, refugees from the Middle Kingdom's dynastic wars were streaming into Korea as early as the 12th century B.C. For centuries, the Korean ?lite used the Chinese language, much as medieval scholars in Europe depended on Latin. And Korean artists remained true to the literati tradition?and the Confucian ideals that animated it?long after China, under Manchu rule from 1644 to 1911, had moved...
...artifacts were first brought together at Sofia's National Archaeological Museum, but this week they move to a local museum in Kazanlak before heading off to Japan to appear at the World Expo in mid-June. Beautiful and intimidating, these objects bring the legends of a rich and powerful kingdom to life. "We always knew that the Thracians had great wealth from references in ancient texts," says James Sickinger, a professor at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. "These findings show that the Thracians had wealth that rivaled that of any other great kingdom of the time...
...leaningstoo conservative, too liberalinstead of for flaws of jurisprudence, such as stamping their personal views upon legal decisions. Although it is easy to dismiss such laments as nave, the contemporary politicization is unprecedented in recent U.S. history and unmatched by other liberal democraciesother democracies, like Canada and the United Kingdom, manage to nominate judges in a much less political manner...
...Kingdom in Chaos Thank you for your comprehensive coverage of my home nation, Nepal?its failing statehood, the Maoist violence and King Gyanendra's political ambitions [April 25]. The so-called People's War of the Maoists to liberate the Nepalis from centuries of backwardness, combined with Gyanendra's seizing power, has succeeded in sentencing Nepalese democracy to a premature death. The mainstream political parties that represented the people in democratic elections have been effectively eliminated. Sadly, the people of Nepal are being held at gunpoint by both the Maoist rebels and the King's army. The political-party leaders...
...pomp of the new Pope's appointment has passed, and that most anticipated churchcentric film, The Da Vinci Code, is still a year away. Fortunately, we're seeing a, well, mass of Catholic faith-based films and shows--including Kingdom of Heaven, starring a conflicted, crusading ORLANDO BLOOM--to keep audiences in the spirit...