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...tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto ’73 rocked both Pakistan and the world. An articulate, charismatic, Harvard and Oxford-educated leader who was the first female elected leader of a Muslim nation, Bhutto has been eulogized by the international media as a saintly figure who was Pakistan’s greatest hope. Yet while there is no question that her death was an unfortunate event that has thrown Pakistan into disarray, Bhutto was not the panacea that many remember her as or wanted her to be. As prime minister, Bhutto was a reformer and was a strong advocate...
...region, directing the hungry and the curious to restaurants where they can experience all the tastes of the dish. "Cuisine is my religion," says Academy founder Jean-Claude Rodriguez. "Montagné wrote about cassoulet with love, and I try to cook that way." At Restaurant Château Saint-Martin in Carcassonne, Rodriguez faithfully recreates cassoulet à l'ancienne, with white beans from the village of Mazères, aged ham, pork rind, pig's foot and knuckle meat. And in season, Rodriguez adds (on request) the authentic Carcassonne touch: wild partridge in lieu of duck confit...
Currently running at Dartmouth College, Drexel University, and Washington University in Saint Louis, the Web site polls students on topics ranging from which politician they will vote for in a primary to the less serious questions of favorite foods and attractive qualities of the opposite...
...step up from shoestring, but Sarah - high-heeled brown boots now thrown off, lying next to stuffed Saint Bernard animal slippers (a not-so-kidding gift from her sister-in-law to ward off the cold) - is still looking for that driver. "I need a body. I need a warm, functioning living, breathing human being and I don't want to pull somebody from here. It's empty...
...Like Saint-Exupéry, he became a professional aviator for many years, and only later began writing for The Atlantic Monthly, submitting his first piece with a simple note: “Enclosed are Two Pieces on Algeria.” His most recent book was “The Atomic Bazaar,” an investigative piece about the arms trade in Central Asia, bringing to mind the image of someone walking across the desert with a white shirt and khaki breeches—maybe even an immaculate kaffiyeh slung around the neck...