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...Saudi Arabia is the cradle of Islam, Buraydah, a nondescript town about 200 miles northwest of Riyadh, is the nursery of the faith's radical vanguard...
...recent years, it has become a rarity to find students heading into the tunnels. There are hundreds of entrances, many of them through nondescript basement doors in the houses. However, all of the tunnel doors have been alarmed and linked to a central control room that is monitored 24-hours-a-day, making access difficult (not to mention criminal). But wandering the tunnels still seems like a worthwhile pursuit. I think I’ll give it a shot...
...tore down thousands of temples. Today the destruction continues apace, this time in the name of modernization as local governments often choose concrete over culture. This year alone the Three Gorges Dam project will begin flooding countless archaeological sites, while hundreds of historic neighborhoods nationwide will be replaced by nondescript apartment blocks. "This is a very big country," laments Song Xinchao, a deputy director at the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in Beijing. "It's hard to keep track of all our ancient treasures, especially when modernization is one of our national goals." Indeed, last year in Leshan, a decidedly...
Floating Rock, a seemingly nondescript Cambodian restaurant, is just this type of place. Located in uninspiring Revere Beach, a short ride up the blue line, Floating Rock is a true hole-in-the-wall. The single room features Formica tabletops and little in the way of decor, though loud Cambodian pop music sets a certain atmosphere. Whatever is lacking in ambiance, however, the restaurant more than compensates for with the menu. The food is so alive, so bursting with flavor, that all else is forgiven. Eating at Floating Rock is a strange and wonderful journey into a cuisine that...
...what is arguably the most nondescript building on Brattle St. has remained the same for half a century...