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DIED. NUHA AL-RADI, 63, Iraqi ceramist and painter best known for her book Baghdad Diaries, a vivid, witty account of the daily life of Iraqis during the first Gulf War and its aftermath; of pneumonia linked to treatment for leukemia; in Beirut. She was wryly resigned to Saddam Hussein's violent regime, but also critical of the U.S. for bombing her native city and killing civilians. Fearing persecution, she chose to live in exile in Beirut after her book was published...
...Angeles. Although he is credited with transforming the company into a media powerhouse, fellow Disney directors stripped him of his chairmanship in March, when the share price and investor confidence slumped. DIED. NUHA AL-RADI, 63, Iraqi ceramist and painter best known for her 1998 book Baghdad Diaries, a vivid, witty account of life in that city during the first Gulf War; of pneumonia linked to treatment for leukemia; in Beirut. Critical of the U.S. bombing of Baghdad but wryly resigned to Saddam Hussein's regime, she chose to live in exile, fearing persecution after her book was published. DIED...
...talk to her. Like Proust's madeleine, the aprons prompted potent memories. After Geisel met portrait photographer Kristina Loggia, a project evolved. "The Apron Chronicles" is now an exhibit traveling throughout the country (to find out where, go to apronchronicles.com) It combines Geisel's collected testimonies and Loggia's vivid portraiture to create a poetry of the familiar. With stories that cut across classes and ethnic divides and photos that capture a broad psychological landscape, the exhibit recalls a world that seems at once immediate and extinct...
...heart was in a constant, turbulent riot ... Each night he added to the pattern of his fancies until drowsiness closed down upon some vivid scene with an oblivious embrace. For a while these reveries provided an outlet ... They were a satisfactory hint of the unreality of reality, a promise that the rock of the world was founded securely on a fairy's wing...
...hotel employees stepped right in if I accidentally brought the children to an adult-oriented area. There are museums, amusement rides, water parks and great little shops that cater to youthful tastes. Phyllis H. Witcher Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. TIME captured one side of life in Las Vegas in vivid detail: lots of money, alcohol and sex. How about a follow-up on the other side? Alcoholism, venereal disease, unwanted pregnancies, shame, loneliness and heartbreak - that's Vegas, baby! Jean Tuomey Cleary Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S. Preventing the Next 9/11 The most important implication of the 9/11 commission's report...