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… as a solitary singer or the leader of a band, he’d wish to command the stage with the same sweaty genius as the guitar … ago. For a poet who dreamed of pressing close to his audience and possessing their very best, rock ’n’ roll would … test for generational experiences and values. At different points in the 19th and 20th centuries he has been a prophet …
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… The Lady & The Generals Aung San Suu Kyi, symbolic leader of Burma's National … as it’s likely better known, Burma) is an almost impossibly complicated place. And the woman at the center of its … fact, when I’d arrived at sunset at the edge of town, a soldier had—at first—leveled an AK-47 on me as I walked in a …
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… quarter of one right of the New Cache La Poudre Irrigating Company ditch system attached. Farming in the arid expanse … whose efficiency ranges from 40 to 60 percent (some studies report potential efficiencies as high as 80 percent, … in the name of heritage. There have been numerous turning points concerning water in Colorado’s history. One of the …
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… everything in darkness except for a small patch of light coming from inside Bro’s car. Streetlights hover above us … is his favorite. “You’ll give the money to my family if I die?” “We’ll be in and out of Bagram and back here in … We continue driving. Bro talks us through three more checkpoints. My status rises with each stop. He says I’m an FBI …
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… rickety hovels, making any attempt at central planning or common architectural design look like bureaucratic madness. … of the passing trains and the call of the muezzin. A soldier stands guard at Camp Bondsteel. (Armend Nimani / AFP / … George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, and even Sarah Palin—points to the region’s significance. In 2005, at another …
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… The band pit stopped there for a night before heading to points west and north for more shows. That evening, the … / Oh the bling drips”) that are meant to comfort white audiences. Dropping the mask of grinning amelioration, the … Five days had passed before I let myself weep. On April 26, 2016, D’Angelo and Princess (Maya Rudolph and Gretchen …