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...scientist, sometimes with melancholic effect, as when he writes of the hunters who "are so much a part of the landscape; they fit in without a single note of discord, and I for one cannot bear to think of their passing, these lithe, splendid, unspoiled men, from their last stronghold in the oldest continent...
...City is a liberal stronghold, and one of the hottest spots for the massive anti-war protests that began one year ago last week. Among the millions who demonstrated worldwide, at least a hundred thousand were on the streets of New York, in a throng that stretched 20 blocks long and three wide. So it’s hard to imagine a sedate response when the entire Republican power structure descends on New York to re-affirm their commitment to four more years of this presidency...
Throughout Japan's long economic funk, one street has stood firm as a stronghold of the good old days: Tokyo's hip Omotesando Avenue, where Gucci, Louis Vuitton and other name-brand boutiques have multiplied as if the bubble had never burst. The gilded strip recently got its most flamboyant address yet when Dior opened its largest shop in the world there. But the store is notable for more than the treasures for sale inside. The ultramodern glass building, which resembles a fantastically illuminated medieval castle, is also Omotesando's most striking piece of architecture. Its creator, Kazuyo Sejima...
Afghan Harvest In the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, battles are raging on multiple fronts. Insurgents killed two Afghans at a government military post near the former Taliban stronghold of Khost in the south-east late last week, hours after local militia showered 20 rockets on the city's airport, triggering fire from U.S. forces based nearby. Away from the front lines, efforts to halt Afghanistan's opium trade are failing. After taking office in 2001, Afghan President Hamid Karzai outlawed...
Delbanco’s characters are detailed, familiar figures. Bella Starker, the troupe’s producer, is a rich Manhattan socialite whose Gramercy Park brownstone is “decked out like a James Bond stronghold.” The incest of the First Borns is evident with Jake and Grace, two friends who are already scandalously inseparable at the book’s onset. Then there is peppy and fresh-faced Cam, Rosalie’s friend for years, whose relationship she describes as “old pals with conveniently complementary body parts...