Culture
The vuvuzela, African culture and spirit of football: notes from the Edge
June 27, 2010The vuvuzela horns are destined to be one of the lasting remembrances of the 2010 World Cup held here in South Africa, says author Wayne Edge.
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Supernatural Western may spook conservatives
June 23, 2010If you have never seen an anti-war Western film, I recommend you start with "Jonah Hex."
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José Saramago, Nobel author, Communist, mourned in Portugal
June 21, 2010An estimated 20,000 mourners, including Portugal's Socialist prime minister and the leader of the Portuguese Communist Party, attended Saramago's funeral in Lisbon on Monday.
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“Ondine” has magic and mystery
June 21, 2010Movie Review "Ondine"Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Collin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda and Alison Barry.2009, Ireland/USA, 111 min., PG-13 Like most of Neil Jordan's fine Irish movies, this new one, released in the U.S. this year, is...
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From mystery to history: summer reading suggestions
June 18, 2010We polled some of our writers for suggestions on great reads and their favorite sources for books and here are some of their suggestions.
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