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...protective suit. It was only as he was leaving that he told the officers that they were in a “contaminated area” and that the soldiers must wear their protective suits for the drive out. Picou later came down with radiation poisoning, experiencing the classic symptoms including loss of bowel control, joint pain, fatigue and thyroid failure. The Department of Veterans Affairs doctors attributed her sickness to a “change of diet” after returning from Iraq and insisted that her radiation exposure was perfectly normal. They failed to explain how her feet...
...show is popular for its mix of classic and contemporary artists and the playful banter between “Ol’ Sinc” and fellow Harvard graduate Lynn E. Joiner ’61, known as “Cousin Lynn...
...with appetizers like langoustine salad and partan bree (crab soup), both made from meltingly sweet local shellfish. Entrées include flash-sautéed Skye scallops, citrus-roast halibut and Highland lamb served with pearl-barley risotto. Cranachan, a mixture of oatmeal, cream, honey and whisky, is a classic dessert. The influence of the Gulf Stream makes Skye fertile ground for soft fruits, so local raspberries accompany the cranachan, while sharp, green gooseberries are puréed and mixed with cream to make a traditional "fool." Spear sums up her approach as "best-quality produce, simply cooked." Her success...
...language for the play," says its director Tim Supple. Despite all the hush-hush, there's been no shortage of advance buzz over the play, which opens in London's Barbican Theatre on Jan. 29. Its provenance alone guarantees the highest expectations: Rushdie's 1981 novel is a modern classic found on literature syllabi in universities around the world. The project's other obvious talking point is its seeming implausibility: ever since the project was announced last September, fans of the book have wondered how Rushdie's sweeping, sprawling saga could possibly be squeezed into the confines of the stage...
Given the classic definition that the Person of the Year should be the man or woman who, for better or for worse, most affected events during the year, the U.S. President is usually a natural contender. That was certainly the case this year, since America seems on the verge of going to war with Iraq. But instead of just looking at George W. Bush, who was TIME's Person of the Year in 2000, we decided to explore the relationship between Bush and Dick Cheney, the most influential Vice President in memory and a prime architect of the country...