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...major art exhibition has opened in the Afghan capital Kabul. Given its location in a war-torn country known better for anarchy than aesthetics, this is remarkable. But even if one were to ignore that fact, Living Traditions, an exhibition of contemporary pieces from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, is extraordinary on its own merits as a moving meditation on modernity, tradition, beauty and horror...
...revolutionary enough to be an adequate vehicle for the message. Rise Against is a four-piece punk rock band from Chicago consisting of singer Tim McIlrath, guitarist Zach Blair, bassist Joe Principe, and drummer Brandon Barnes. Over the course of five albums, they have successfully moved from indie to major label while gaining fame and acclaim along the way. On “Appeal to Reason,” Rise Against is in a constant state of urgency. The single “Re-Education (Through Labor)” makes a promise to those in charge...
...composition of the Ad Board—the body responsible for enforcing social and academic conduct in the College—was one of the major issues of the forum. The body is currently made up of 35 members of the faculty and administrators...
...ossuary's authenticity. After a two-year investigation, police in December 2004 charged the antiquities collector and four others of forgery, alleging that the James ossuary was a clever fake and that Golan had masterminded an international ring of thieves that over the past 20 years had duped major museums and collectors out of millions. Put on trial, Golan denied the charges, and some experts and the pious rallied to his side. Nevertheless, one of the detectives insisted, "Oded Golan played with our beliefs, the beliefs of Jews and Christians. That is why it's the fraud of the century...
...Burleigh, is "proving the Bible true." Past accounts of the James ossuary are fiercely partisan, written by debunkers or true believers. But Burleigh keeps her balance, and her humor, as she sifts - far more diligently than many archaeologists - through the evidence. She also has unprecedented access to all the major players in the James ossuary debate: dogged police detectives, sharp-witted antiquarians, Bible-besotted collectors and suspected forgers of near genius...