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...Mansour, the 8th century founder of Baghdad; it was pulverized by a homemade bomb in 2005. To keep their bearings, the troops have taken to identifying routes by the names of 1980s heavy-metal bands. We drive down Bon Jovi, where the barbershop used to be, and pass Skid Row, which had the best falafel in town. At the end of the block is Poison, which four years ago was Mansour's commercial hub, lined with restaurants, shops, a gym and even a liquor store. Now every storefront is shuttered, and there isn't a car on the road...
...Hosseinis' absence Kabul was devastated. Several times. After a decade-long occupation, the Soviets were ousted by a murderer's row of warlords who immediately started annihilating one another, in the process bestowing generous collateral damage on the civilian populace. Order was finally restored by the iron lash of the Taliban, who brutalized Kabul for another seven years. When help finally arrived it was in the form of yet another invasion, this time...
...keep me awake. When I sleep I give C’s. How? By FACTS. Any kind, but do get them in. They are what we look for—a name, a place, an allusion, an object, a brand of deodorant, the titles of six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading, and this is what gets A’s. Underline them, capitalize them, insert them in the top, “Illustrate;” “Be specific;’ etc.? They mean...
...wasn’t easy to row in today because there were waves, but at least they were going in our direction,” Kitovitz said...
...eight had similar misfortunes, finishing fourth, seven seconds behind third-place Georgetown. The crew posted a time of 7:14.1 to the Hoyas’ 7:07.5 pace. As a result, the story for the lights on the day was the novice eight. The varsity eight will live to row another day—with season-ending IRA National Championships near on the horizon—but for this golden novice boat, yesterday was its last day on the river. Yet, after an undefeated season, capped by its gold-medal performance yesterday, the future for the members of this...