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...that third martini last night. Was she at the club for business or pleasure?—both, really. A job offer worth millions, but she wasn’t hearing it. The club had been packed, and Antoinette and husband had joined in the erotic ballet on the dance floor, freakin’ it as the top executives in the publishing industry bristled at her rejection. And now this—the story that would be like a rock thrown at a beehive. Antoinette shifted her focus from the world outside to the interior of her spacious office. Lining...
Granted, using aid from the outside to build a nation is difficult anywhere. In Afghanistan (which, riven by bitter ethnic rivalries, barely counts as a nation at all) it will be a challenge for heroes. But the third front is the most difficult of all. For millions in the cities of the developing world, even in places that have seen miraculous economic growth, the promise of plenty is an illusion. Like the children in a Victorian novel, they press their nose against the windows of a house within which tables groan under jellies and pies. Relative poverty did not create...
...vote and hold public office. In most Muslim countries tradition keeps ordinary women at home and off the street, but Iran's avenues are crowded with women day and night. They make up 25% of the work force, a third of all government employees and 54% of college students. Still, Iranian women are--like women in much of the Arab world--forbidden to travel overseas without the permission of their husband or father, though the rule is rarely enforced in Iran...
...also touches upon her relationship with the world as a place of comfort. Represented by a potted plant in many of her paintings, Butt’s symbol for the world shifts between the figure’s lap, head and shoulders. In one painting, its tendrils wrap around the artist, partially shielding her from falling bubbles containing words such as “doubt” and “suspicion.” In another, they protect a serene woman from the attack of three vicious birds. In a third, the plant rests on her head and sprouts...
...freestyle events, sophomore John Cole will look to continue to shine after an impressive freshman campaign. The distance freestyler placed third in the 1500m race at the World University Games in Bejing this summer...