Word: lanterns
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Each night, a different seer with a given specialty (such as tarot cards or crystal balls) will meet with about 10 to 15 seekers, one-on-one and one-by-one, by the light of a lantern. The others, meanwhile, will wait and talk in 10 Mingwei-designed chairs lined up nearby...
...since Mrs. O'Leary's cow had its encounter with that lantern has the origin of a fire sparked such keen national interest. Or so many questions: Did veteran Forest Service worker Terry Barton set the Hayman wildfire by accident when her campfire surged out of control? Or did she do it on purpose, counting that her 18 years of experience specializing in fire prevention would allow her to control the blaze...
...tops, and their MRE's full of peanut butter, the commandos are a curiosity for Karzai's many visitors and well-wishers. These are turbaned tribal elders who gather in the old Taliban's war council room, sitting cross-legged and fingering their prayer beads in a gas lantern's blue light. Some of them greet Karzai with a good Pashtun hug; others kiss his hand. "Is my turban all right?" laughs Karzai when photographers appear. "And I haven't touched my beard in months...
...while the result is fine, it is far from stunning. Just as it is easy to miss the fifth work in the show as you are walking into the gallery, it is easy to forget about it as you are walking out. But his “Green Lantern,” made out of fluorescent lights and cintra, a material that has a woody quality, is possibly the most interesting piece in the show. This cylindrical object runs from floor to ceiling and has both texture and body. It makes its presence known throughout the show...
...ruler in Kandahar. He was approached by one of his fighters: "Is it true American soldiers wear boots that cost 5,000 rupees [about $80] each? I could sell them in the bazaar." In the same province, recounted this commander, an old Afghan invested in a donkey and a lantern so he could salvage scrap metal from downed U.S. aircraft at night. War is an age-old habit with Afghans, and they squeeze from it what benefit they...