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...National Buddhism Office in 2003 felt obliged to warn monks not to use mobile phones in public. Very Thai is a compendium of fast-disappearing folklore: fortune-tellers who divine omens from rat-bitten clothes; apothecaries who make herbal aphrodisiacs so strong that they "could make a monk leap over the temple wall in search of romance"; fetus worshipping, spirit channeling, and other not-in-front-of-the-tourists activities...
...processing of injustices until they gain the status of less toxic history. And of all the great nations of the world, there is none with so large a reserve of undigested, poisoned history than China. Think of the killing of 1 million landlords, the Hundred Flowers Movement, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. Think of Tiananmen, and the repeated ideological cashiering of leaders and mistreatment of dissidents since then. China has made little effort to work through the psychologically complex process of acknowledgment, apology and repentance. Instead, its leaders have remained frozen in stubborn postures of self-justification...
Other members of this fashion movement have made the leap to selling their creations. Melissa Dettloff, 26, who lives in rural Brooklyn, Mich., likes to take on improbable projects like deconstructing four pairs of thrift-store jeans and using their parts to construct a new pair. But her specialty, which can be seen on her website, lekkner. com, is turning old T shirts into minidresses, halter tops or zippered hoodie sweatshirts. Dettloff sells her wares online and will make customized versions for customers who send her their favorite, outdated Ts. "I'm not into labels or name-brand clothing," says...
Sports fans, leap into the air, pop open the Grey Goose, and let the celebration begin...
...Mubarak's decision is definitely a giant leap forward for Egyptian democratic life, but the coming period is crucial in determining the true effectiveness of this initiative," says Hassan Abu Taleb. Still, once the gates have been opened on the principle of democratic choice in Egyptian political life, they may not be as easily closed again...