At the Conqueror's Table
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Ironic as it was, I airshipped by body to Spain, and let my palate, feast on the dictums and dishes of our conqueror's table.
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There is a part of gamer psychology that is rarely discussed, but incredibly important: We are thrilled by wanton destruction. We need it like a form of food. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
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Reader Sameer Shaikh sends us a picture.
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Seeing Judy Chicagoâs âThe Dinner Partyâ in its permanent home at the Brooklyn Museum qualifies as progress after 33 years. But Ms. Chicago is not triumphant.
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The humphead wrasse provides some of Hong Kong&#39;s most expensive fish dishes, which, in a city with a strong tradition of luxury dining, is saying something.
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Gabe: Sorry for the late comic strip today. It was just a little more than I was able to get done in one day. I ended up having to finish it up this morning. I've had some requests for wallpapers of the relief at the top of the Olympus and I'll try and get something like that out.
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Not 15 months ago, they were staring each other down at a negotiating table, bargaining tensely over who should have title to 13 archaeological artifacts. But on a recent afternoon they seemed the best of colleagues.
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It has long been a matter of contention: Was the Aztec and Mayan practice of human sacrifice as widespread and horrifying as the history books say? Or did the Spanish conquerors overstate it to make the Indians look primitive? In recent years archaeologists have been uncovering mounting physical evidence that corroborates the Spanish accounts in substance, if not number.
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THE struggle for the soul of the Olympics is still not won, not in a thousand years and more. On Wednesday, token events took place on the sacred site where the original Games took place in Ancient Olympia hundreds of years before Christ.
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Illustration by Mark Coomer / Courier &amp; Press. WASHINGTON - At family gatherings, talk of the latest ailments is a dinnertime staple.
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How both sides of the debate reach for Biblical authority to back their positions
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The Palestinian struggle for freedom and independence is larger than the late President Yasser Arafat. The decades-long symbolism that Arafat embodied should not be underestimated.
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He is credited with victory. Which always begs the question of how the losers are supposed to feel. Are they sinners ... heathens ... infidels? Inadequate at prayer? Or just lacking in defense?
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When a tournament winds down to the final rounds, the teams with the best players usually hold the advantage. Fortunately for Reading, it had the best field hockey player in the game last night.
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Keith Ellison, who will become the first Muslim member of Congress next month, has offended some conservatives with his plan to use the Quran during his ceremonial swearing-in. The decision by Ellison, D-Minn., to use the Muslim holy book for the ceremony instead of the Bible triggered an angry column by Dennis Prager on the Web site Townhall.com this week.
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Crew members aboard the International Space Station can look forward to dining on exotic cuisine prepared by chef Alain Ducasse. By Jason Daley from Wired magazine.
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It must be hard being Al Lord. Good times, bad times -- it doesn't matter. For Al, it seems that life is an unending series of battles against those who would unfairly deny him what he rightly deserves.