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...fill them with writings that illustrate his personal and political beliefs. But it is behind a curtain - one he until recently kept shut - that his real prize sits: a granite pedestal holding two portraits of Hitler, alongside a declaration that Hitler was a caretaker who united a great land and ?provided direction for the future...
...That's because the land is actually owned by developer Ralph Horowitz. The city invoked eminent domain laws to take the land from him in 1986 to build an incinerator. Unfortunately, the city forgot to ask South Central if they wanted an incinerator. They did not. So Horowitz fought city hall, which, while not impossible, does take a long time. Meanwhile, after the 1992 riots in South Central, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, whose offices are adjacent to the land, decided to temporarily use it as a community garden. Then, in 2003, Horowitz won his land back. Last month...
...night, more than 60 earnest young kids are sleeping on the land in tents. They have written the phone number of the farm's lawyers on their arms, and are ready to resist eviction by the sheriff's office, which conducts nightly reconnaissance in circling helicopters. Farmers cook dinner for the protestors, massagers massage them and famous people play music for them - tonight it's the guy from Rage Against the Machine, shiatsu and some delicious homemade soy-milk hot chocolate. During the day, there are pop-ins from celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Willie Nelson, Martin Sheen, Danny Glover...
...guess Horowitz has a right to do whatever he likes with his land, and that it was unfair for 350 residents to control so much land in the middle of an urban area begging for jobs, and that - no matter how surreally beautiful the place was - the protestors weren't right. But I wish I lived in a world where they were...
...ride) from Seoul, on the[an error occurred while processing this directive] country's west coast, Boryeong is home to the soft and seemingly endless Daecheon Beach. From July 15-21, a section of this impressive, 13-km-long tidal flat will be the location of Mud Experience Land, the festival's heart - and despite all the talk of skin benefits, it's clear that most revelers are simply here to make a mess of themselves. There'll be wrestling, sliding, massages, and photo contests, all taking place in mud dug up near Boryeong and moved to the beach. Look...