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A Brief But Stunning Visual History Of Ballet In The 20th Century
As holiday season approaches, visions of sugar-plum fairies inevitably begin dancing in our heads. ‘Tis the time of “The Nutcracker,” and other classic ballet performances that countdown to a whole new season of dance across the world. In honor of the possibilities of the 2014-2015 season, we dug into the photographic archives...
Weekend Roundup: Why the Arab Spring is Still Flowering in Tunisia
The savagery of ISIS, the slaughterhouse of Syria’s civil war, the marauding militias in Libya and the restored autocracy in Egypt have devoured the hopes of the Facebook generation that spawned the Arab Spring. In Tunisia alone the spirit of the Jasmine Revolution still flowers. While the character of Tunisian society and culture has much...
Choice Between Voters and Rioters?
“Voter fraud” or “voter suppression” defines current contortionist politics, too frequently depending on one’s party affiliation. There are some lessons America can garner from the experience of other societies more recently and perhaps its own before most US voters were born. Democracy frustrated can erupt into...
Russian Media Watchdog Threatens To Shut Down Radio Station Critical Of Putin
* Move seen as pressuring Russian media * Watchdog says program “justified war crimes” * Radio station to file lawsuit against watchdog By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW, Oct 31 (Reuters) – A Russian state watchdog has warned a radio station …read more Source: The Huffington...
China And Russia Block International Plan To Create Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary
PERTH, Australia, Oct 31 – China and Russia have thwarted an international attempt to create the world’s largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctica as both nations eye the region’s rich reserves of fish and krill. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) wound up a 10-day meeting in Hobart,...
Peter Singer: ‘We Need To Be More Cautious With Our Caution’
Peter Singer is the world’s most prominent and controversial moral philosopher. He talked with Lars Mensel and Max Tholl about techno-skepticism, trash TV, and why our becoming less human might ultimately save humanity.The European: Mr. Singer, do we have a healthy relationship with technology? Singer: A question that broad really...
Why Russia and China See Eye-To-Eye on Cybersecurity
This article first appeared in Kommersant and was translated into English by Worldcrunch.By Elena Chernenko, Vladislav Novyii and Ivan Safronov MOSCOW — During President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing next month, he is expected to seal a bilateral agreement on cybersecurity between Russia and China, according to a source close to...
NATO: Rebellion in the Ranks?
Vladimir Putin, the wily strategist of Russian revanchism, is well on his way to reconstructing the Warsaw Pact. That, at least, is what the pundits of The Washington Post are making it out to seem. Last week, Jackson Diehl penned a column on how Putin has driven a wedge between NATO and its easternmost members. Anne Applebaum, meanwhile, pins...
Brutal Winter Set To Hit War-Torn East Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Dark tunnels in the basement of a bombed-out hospital in the eastern city of Donetsk lead to a makeshift shelter. Opening the door hardly alleviates the gloom, for the only lighting inside is the flicker of handmade oil lamps. The inhabitants move around like shadows, eyes dull and faces weary with hardship, dressed in...
Ukraine: Poroshenko, Putin, the West, and a New Marshall Plan
A few days ago I was interviewed by Alla Lazareva of the Ukrainian newsweekly, Tyzhden. As the first anniversary of the Maidan revolution approached, we spoke about that event, about Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, about Ukraine’s position between a diffident Europe and a forceful Russia, and about my proposal for a Marshall Plan for...
