Dowbrigade

The Dutch have a long history with chocolate. Although native Mexicans
and their Spanish conquerors first used the bitter bean–and reported
on its tonic powers–a Dutchman was the first to extract modern cocoa
and […]

AUGUSTA, Maine - A lingerie shop has stopped using live models to
draw attention and customers after one of its models received harassing
phone calls, the store’s owner said.
Spellbound drew protests _ as well as […]

Sometimes we see
a news photo which we can’t take our eyes off of, and this picture, appearing
in today’s New York Times, taken by AP protographer Musadeq Sadeq, is a prime example. Afghan
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An excellent
new photoblog from a longtime New Yorker
exiled to a small town in upstate, which is another world, which explains
both the culture
shock and […]

MERIDEN, Conn. — A federal rule that puts information about students
into the hands of military recruiters is raising concerns among some
parents.
A provision in the No Child Left Behind Act, which measures student achievement,
[…]

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25 (AP) - Google Inc.’s concerns that a Bush administration
demand to examine millions of its users’ Internet search requests would
violate privacy rights are unwarranted, the Justice Department said Friday
[…]

PINEROLO, Italy (Reuters) - Britain’s match against the
United States for the men’s curling bronze medal was interrupted on Friday
when a male streaker ran across the ice.
With poultry for a loin cloth, the man […]

Fair Warning: Anyone grossed out by medical details or
simply uninterested in the personal life of your correspondent can safely
skip the rest of this entry. However, since we are still to a certain
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This
ersatz network media event they are calling the Winter Olympics is really
starting to chap our ass. The whole thing leaves a nasty taste in our
mouth, as it seems to have been […]

China’s ancient culture has outlasted famine, Mongol hordes, the
British Empire, opium wars and Japanese militarism.
So why is Beijing scared of Tinky Wink?
That’s the member of U.K. kids’ favorite Teletubbies, […]

The officials tried to assure the panel that the deal has been subject
to a careful, three-month review and that all security questions were
satisfied. They said no one raised an issue that would have prompted
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BAGHDAD,
Iraq, Feb. 22 - A powerful bomb shattered the golden dome at one of Iraq’s
most revered Shiite shrines on Wednesday morning, setting off a day of
sectarian fury in which mobs formed […]