Babylon: Myth and Reality, British Museum, London (Independent)
The evening before I went to see Babylon: Myth and Reality, I watched Josh Brolin whine and shamble heroically through his title role in Oliver Stone's W. As a double-feature, the pairing makes a sort of sense.
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Musical 'Grey Gardens' at Studio Theatre in D.C. (Washington Post)
It isn't until Little Edie Beale has gone completely around the bend that an audience begins to fall in love. That pleasurable sensation arises sometime in the second act of "Grey Gardens," the offbeat musical at Studio Theatre about a pair of aristocratic recluses -- elderly Edith Bouvier Beale ...
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Surprising Dubai (BusinessWeek)
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Homeless: There but for grace (The Globe Gazette)
MASON CITY — North Iowans preparing to sleep outdoors in cardboard boxes Friday said they were happy to do their part to focus attention on the plight of homeless people.
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International Flavors (Columbia Daily Spectator)
As ghost decorations get replaced by cornucopias and turkeys, sweaters turn to jackets, and pumpkin spice lattes fill many a Starbucks cup, Columbia students are gearing up for the long Thanksgiving weekend.
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100 Objects from Stunning Loans Comprise Babylon Myth and Reality at the British Museum (Art Daily)
Processional Way. Detail: Striding lion. Babylon, 6th century BC, clay tiles, baked and glazed in various colours © Vorderasiatisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Photo: Maximilian Meisse.
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Conspicuous Consumption - Staff Picks (Metro Times Detroit)
Food Stuff (11/12/2008) Full plates for local foodies. Food Stuff (11/5/2008) Full plates for local foodies. Food Stuff (10/29/2008) Full plates for local foodies.
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The University Times | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Student Newspaper Since 1949 (Niner Online)
It’s going to be a jam-packed week for international enthusiasts. From Nov. 15-21, a multitude of events are being hosted at UNC Charlotte for International Education Week. Details for the celebration and its activities were clarified by Rebecca Vincent.
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Rick Rule on Commodities: Be Prudent, Study Hard, and Take Advantage of Volatility (GoldSeek.com)
Investor Rick Rule, founder of Global Resource Investments, is legendary in the mining, energy, and exploration business. In this edited transcript from a presentation (10/10/08) for clients, Rule shares his thoughts on the current situation.
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Albany Persian market trades in the spice of life (J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California)
First he greets you with a cup of Persian cardamom tea. Then Jamshied Basseri lays down a platter of dolma, eggplant, beet salad, hummus and pita. “It’s only an appetizer,” he says. “I warn you.”
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