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...Tony Blair thought his re-election would put the Iraq war behind him, George Galloway is determined to prove him wrong. The newly elected M.P. for the antiwar, socialist Respect party has called the collapse of the Soviet Union "the biggest catastrophe of my life"; has told Saddam Hussein, "Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability"; and was expelled from the Labour Party for - among other reasons - saying Blair and George W. Bush had "attacked Iraq like wolves." Last week his rhetoric served him well when he trounced a U.S. Senate committee that had accused him of profiting...
...course, Olivia falls for the young messenger, and comedy ensues. Along with a troupe of comrades and the assistance of the wise fool Feste (Abraham J.R. Riesman ’08), who ultimately offers all a lesson in love, Olivia’s wacky uncle Sir Toby Belch (David J. Prum ’80) all the while plots revenge on scrupulous servant Malvolio (Daniel J. Wilner...
...shrinking of our horizons is perhaps the most common trope of modern travel writing?and no wonder. The Antarctic ice is traversed by tour groups; permanent guide ropes help you up a litter-strewn Everest; and even space travel (if Sir Richard Branson's recently unveiled ambitions are anything to go by) will one day be within the financial grasp of the average tourist. But before you allow this to plunge you into existential despair, take note of a marvelous new book. The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel, out this month, is the guidebook publisher's attempt to make...
...Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder The shrinking of our horizons is perhaps the most common trope of modern travel writing - and no wonder. The Antarctic ice is traversed by tour groups; permanent guide ropes help you up a litter-strewn Everest; and even space travel (if Sir Richard Branson's recently unveiled ambitions are anything to go by) will one day be within the financial grasp of the average tourist. But before you allow this to plunge you into existential despair, take note of a marvelous new book. The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel, out this...
...summoned me over to the shower. There was another puddle of blood, with more smeared on the wall. I realized that the blood on the wall was writing. The senior officer asked me to translate. "Sir, it reads: 'I committed suicide because of the brutality of my oppressors,'" I said. The young soldier cowering on the steps had been tasked with monitoring the detainee. When he heard me, he looked horrified. I could see he was blaming himself for the carnage, and I walked over to him. "This wasn't your fault," I said...