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That inequality struck me as I surveyed the wreckage of Pariaman, where nearly every building had been twisted into a carcass of impossible angles. Unlike New Orleans or other Western locales ravaged by nature, Pariaman will quickly fade from the vocabulary of global disaster. Yet the tales there are no...
Olive, who is the picture of hospitable fertility - she describes herself to Philip as a "tree with birds in it" - represents that brand of early-20th century literary imagination that found its best expression in works for children. (Byatt modeled her on E. Nesbit, author of The Railway Children and...
Even in a country where corruption and crime are as endemic as in South Africa, the tales of murder, bribery and betrayal emerging from the trial of the nation's former police chief this month have made for riveting drama.
In 1991, the first annual Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded for discoveries “that cannot, or should not, be reproduced.” 19 years later, the Igs, as they’re lovingly referred to, are still being awarded for improbable (and bizarre) research findings. FM attended...
Paul Shaffer is finally stepping out in front. Before landing the gig as David Letterman's bandleader and sidekick on Late Night (now called Late Show) in 1982, the native Canadian navigated a long, winding path to fame: from playing music in Toronto strip clubs to joining the original Saturday...