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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 »
Artkrush
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
Teddy Cruz
Teddy Cruz
Estudio Teddy Cruz is a forward-thinking architecture firm, more concerned with building communities than simply building. Artkrush speaks with its founder about his social concerns and his projects on view from New York to Venice. View details »
Artkrush
Icon_timestampTue September 23, 08:53 AM
David Byrne and Brian Eno
David Byrne and Brian Eno
David Byrne and Brian Eno's first collaboration went out of its way to accentuate the duo's experimental inclinations. The pair's high-profile follow-up offers a stark counterpoint to that record's impenetrability, embracing long-held pop archetypes. View details »
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Icon_timestampMon September 22, 09:39 AM
Hurricane Cleanup Begins
Hurricane Cleanup Begins
Relief workers descended on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Ike swept across the region, leaving nearly 40,000 homeless. Experts believe the storm — which caused an estimated $22 billion in damage — to be the third costliest in US history. View details »
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Icon_timestampThu September 18, 08:28 AM
Christopher Phillips
Christopher Phillips
International Center of Photography curator Christopher Phillips has been following contemporary Chinese art and culture for nearly a decade, befriending and supporting the best of the country's creative community. View details »
Artkrush
Icon_timestampWed September 17, 12:39 PM