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Britain's war on legal highs started in May with talk of a ban on Spice. The Chinese smoking blend is generally described as herbal, but tests carried out in German labs have shown that its herbal mix is sprayed with designer chemicals that mimic the effects of THC, the...
In response, Stellenbosch University launched an investigation and found that two South African reds did have a burnt-rubber taste - but it was not specific to varietal, year or even South Africa, appearing in wines from other countries too. And the answer to how South Africa can produce some of...
Did the Nazis target specific works, or was it more about grabbing whatever they could? There were definitely works of art they were determined to steal. An example would be the so-called big three from Krakow - Leonardo's Lady with an Ermine, Rembrandt's Landscape with the Good Samaritan...
In the book you describe how the Monuments Men used recovered records, overheard conversations and diaries to track down various works. What was their main tactic? They would go around and interrogate people. They would look for museum directors and curators and ask where pieces of art were. They'd...
The program's defenders, most notably former Vice President Dick Cheney, have long claimed that "high-value detainees" like al-Qaeda operatives Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and Abu Zubaydah, initially resistant to interrogation, broke down under the coercive techniques and gave up crucial tips. The information...