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The Curtains Are Closing on the Julian Assange Show
LONDON – The lights were bright on the curtains. It was the hush before the start of the play, the moment when the audience and the star alike breathe in, stomachs tightened. The cameramen at their tripods leaned forward to check the focus. READ MORE >>
India Knows How to React to a Horrific Crime: With Angry Protests
JAIPUR, INDIA — A horrific, sadistic crime against the vulnerable shocks a nation. Television stations cover the story 24/7 and newspaper headlines are in bold caps. People talk about little else and all agree this can’t be allowed to happen again. READ MORE >>
Dear Syria, Save Damascus' Old City
About a Boycott: After Starbucks Caves, U.K. Sets Sights on Tech Giants
On December 11, Slim Smith decided to take Shindig!, the cult British music magazine he publishes, off Amazon.co.uk. With Christmas just around the corner, it was a risky move. But Smith was so angry about Amazon’s tax evasion that he didn't want the site to make any money from his magazine, even if the decision cost him sales. “On a personal level, I don’t have to shop at Amazon, but this magazine I publish was being sold there. That put me in a bit of quandary,” he told me. READ MORE >>
Venezuela's Woes Will Outlive Chavez
The End of the Forty-Year Peace Between Israel and Arab States
Aleksandar Hemon: In Paris, Zlatan Ibrahimović Learns to Share
In Sarajevo, Bosnia, where I grew up playing a lot of soccer, the slang word mahalaš refers to a cocky player who much prefers feints to passes; who’d rather nutmeg someone than shoot; who deplores defending. All the lost balls and all the teammates ignored while in scoring position are relegated into oblivion by each small masterpiece: dribbling past an entire defense, scoring from an impossible angle, bamboozling a goalie. READ MORE >>
