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After a stroll along the promenade, pick an alley heading away from the water and immerse yourself in a warren of ancient caravansaries, markets and wooden balconies under which craftsmen still carve the intricate doors that are Zanzibar's signature decorative form. In the old slave market, you'll find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Touring Zanzibar's Dark Past | 10/29/2009 | See Source »

It’s not surprising that Farni was drawn to hockey. In Minnesota, the land of 10,000 frozen lakes, it’s a way of life.

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: McGill Unable To Contain Senior | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

But states are subject to inertial forces too. Passing a bill is always a lot harder than not passing a bill. There can be procedural roadblocks, financial roadblocks, legal roadblocks and political roadblocks. History has shown that states can be as dumb, lazy and conformist as the people who live...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Public Option: Let's Not Opt Out and Say We Did | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

With so much yield for so few bucks, it might seem surprising that Indian authorities hadn't dug Thakare a pond long before now. But small farmers like Thakare have been neglected for much of the past three decades - and not only in India. Throughout the developing world, agriculture was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back to the Land: The New Green Revolution | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

Despite being steeped in two centuries’ worth of tradition and history, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra has adapted to its new leadership with surprising musical ease. Federico Cortese’s debut concert with HRO on Saturday night featured an ambitious program of Berlioz, Debussy, and Tchaikovsky; its success...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HRO Goes Back to the Future | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

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