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...strangest twist in the story may be yet to come. Grann doesn't find Fawcett, but he does meet an American archaeologist who lives, Kurtz-like, with a tribe of Indians deep in the jungle. His work suggests that Z may actually have been more than a figment, and that once upon a time the counterfeit paradise was a real one. Fawcett may have been right after all. But he was too late for that...
...stake when it comes to food,” said Gauthier in an interview after the ceremony. He lauded the chef for helping “pass on the value of French gastronomy and respect for food.” Ost, whose French cuisine bears an Alsatian twist, found out about the honor when a certificate arrived in the mail a few weeks ago, although the actual medal was not included in the package that he received. “[The certificate] was telling me that I received the reward, but you have to buy the medal...so the French...
...Discobitch a try. People into the Middle Eastern club scene will find a winner in Beirut Biloma’s “I Wanna Dance in Beirut.” And for those still in love with the ’70s, Bob Sinclair offers a whole new twist on that decade. Even movie buffs get a share with DJ Tiesto’s Titanic and Pirates of the Caribbean remixes...
...message for the Almighty has become an election-eve ritual for Israeli politicians. At twilight on Monday, Israel's most controversial politician, Avigdor Lieberman, arrived with a phalanx of bodyguards and photographers and threaded his way between the black-hatted ultra-Orthodox men praying at the Wall to twist his message into a crack between the stones...
...Here's the catch: If the bonds Strata insured against go bad, Strata is on the hook for the losses. And in a twist on regular insurance, the buyer of a CDS contract [i.e., the insured] doesn't actually have to own the bond. If the bond goes belly up, they get paid as if they had, pocketing the insurance payout as a profit, which of course would be a loss for the owners of Strata...