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...What exactly did this spirit city possess, I inquired? The shaman replied: on the lower part of our terraced land, near a rustling stand of bamboo, the spirits had built their own pharmacy, auto-body-repair shop and even a food stall that served fried rice. No infinity-edge swimming pool would be going there, lest we flood the otherworldly denizens picking up a prescription or delivering a motorcycle for a tune-up. We also would need to leave a section of riverbank undeveloped because a local demigod traversed the land on his daily pilgrimage to a volcano up north...
...serving espresso and freshly baked croissants - Bali and Phuket offer vastly different real estate experiences. First off, Bali is much cheaper than Phuket. Because the Indonesian island is so much larger than its Thai counterpart, Bali offers a wider diversity in terms of topography: verdant rice paddies, soaring volcanoes and several distinctive urban centers. The Indonesian island cherishes its deep cultural roots, with traditions interwoven into daily life, not manufactured for some cheesy ethnic show at a beach resort. But because of these bountiful customs, Bali teems with taboos that can trip up even veteran expatriates. By contrast, Phuket...
...husband and I chose Bali because we like things a little messy. We're both journalists who enjoy chatting with the shaman, exploring bumpy back-country lanes and trying spicy stews at the open-air restaurant a few rice paddies away from our land. But I recognize that not everyone finds charming the idea of a spirit tax - a contribution to the village partly based on how many spirits reside on your land, and a calculation, mind you, that can only be made by the village elders. Indeed, if you're looking for a stress-free condominium with access...
...loses its way. The tone lurches from the sweetness of the George-and-Laura love story (she's played very appealingly by Elizabeth Banks) to the chilling cartoonery of the Iraq-war planning, in which his advisers are sketched in varying styles, from wicked parody (Thandie Newton's Condoleezza Rice) to creepy acuity (Richard Dreyfuss's Dick Cheney) to an absolving rectitude (Jeffrey Wright's Colin Powell). All these scenes show Bush in action but not inside. The person remains an enigma. The movie is an X-ray of an invisible man - by the film's end, the W. still...
...said. “My brother would only talk about it years after.” Other audience members were impressed with Filkins’s experiences. “I’m going to congratulate him on surviving,” audience member Stephen B. Rice said. Another listner, Mark D. O’Connor, added “It’s people like him that keep our press free and going.” Harvard Book Store staff member Heather L. Gain said the fact that Filkins is a loyal customer to the store...