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Sri Lanka Hunts Tigers
Sri Lanka Hunts Tigers
Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers killed 25 people in retaliation against an air strike that devastated their headquarters. As the government closes in on the guerillas' stronghold, many hope their long-running conflict is nearing its final act. View details »
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Icon_timestampThu October 09, 06:07 AM
Dry Storeroom No. 1
Dry Storeroom No. 1
Although paleontologist Richard Fortey spent his career exploring evolution's labyrinth, his Dry Storeroom is as much about the diversity of dead specimens as the living people who find, collect, and classify them. View details »
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Icon_timestampWed October 08, 12:11 PM
Osang Gwon
Osang Gwon
Korean artist Osang Gwon may be best known for his photographic modes, but don't call him a photographer. His human figures — eerie, three-dimensional paper dolls — continue to hold sway on the contemporary market. View details »
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Icon_timestampTue October 07, 01:33 PM
Roots Manuva
Roots Manuva
On Slime and Reason, Rodney Smith (aka Roots Manuva) welcomes a new-found sense of maturity. The record embraces ragga, hip-hop, grime, and R&B, sitting comfortably alongside the likes of Outkast and Gnarls Barkley. View details »
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Icon_timestampMon October 06, 09:45 AM
Kidnapped Travelers Freed
Kidnapped Travelers Freed
A rebel group freed 11 European tourists and their guides after holding them hostage along the Sudan-Chad border for ten days. All 19 captives packed into one vehicle and drove into the desert for five hours before being found by police. View details »
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Icon_timestampThu October 02, 05:50 AM
American Earth
American Earth
Amid claims of environmental calamity and an imminent apocalypse, there are those who might want a quiet book to restore some sanity and hope to their minds. American Earth, a recent installment of the Library of America, can do just that. View details »
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Icon_timestampWed October 01, 11:54 AM
WORKac
WORKac
New York-based architecture firm WORKac's institutional ethic is comprehensively forward-thinking — excited by the possibilities of reimagined contexts, and committed to the development of sustainable construction techniques. View details »
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Icon_timestampTue September 30, 05:10 AM
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio
Relentless and righteous as hell, TV on the Radio soar through their new album, Dear Science, retreating from the buzzing, hotwired rock of Return to Cookie Mountain for a wide swath of lush hymns and muscular tracks. View details »
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Icon_timestampMon September 29, 12:01 PM
Pakistan Reeling From Attacks
Pakistan Reeling From Attacks
As Taliban and al-Qaeda strikes have increased, the US has taken advantage of a porous western border with Afghanistan to pursue insurgents into Pakistan. The maneuvers have aggravated tensions between Islamabad and Washington. View details »
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Icon_timestampThu September 25, 08:01 AM
Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
For acclaimed Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, the act of running and the act of writing are inextricably linked — like two sides of the same track-shaped Möbius strip. As his new memoir explains, one begat the other. View details »
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Icon_timestampWed September 24, 10:05 AM