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...Seattle, Shakespeare productions litter public park amphitheaters in the summer and new museums pop up yearly, but never without a twist. What was once the Seattle Art Museum has recently transformed into the sparkling new Asian Art Museum, which has one of the best collections of Asian cultural artifacts in the U.S. A new form of theater, sort of a cabaret performance in which actors set up for a night in a bar or nightclub and mix their scenes with live music and audience participation, is becoming more and more popular as the city's hordes of twentysomethings desperately search...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stereotype-Less in Seattle | 8/9/1996 | See Source »

...have its effect on the world stage as well. The Israeli move could propel Syria out of the lingering isolation which began with the Arab-Israeli peace process. "Syria will begin to take a leading role in the Arab world," Hamad says. "President Hafez Assad will be able to twist arms, making it impossible for Arabs like Jordan's King Hussein, the PLO's Arafat and even Egyptian President Mubarak to reach agreements with Israel." -->