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...sister-in-law finally called us after the soldiers left, she was frantic with worry. It wasn't until the next morning, Friday at 6 a.m., that we found out what had happened to him. The Israeli soldiers had held him all night, blindfolded and handcuffed in the cold, and interrogated him, along with five other men. My brother and two of the other men were finally released. The others were transferred to an unknown location. My brother was able to find his way out of the closed-off military zone, which used to be his neighborhood...
...result, how the U.S. is perceived in Latin America resonates more robustly with the wider world today. Bush certainly found that out when the international community, in ways rarely seen during the gringo interventionist days of the Cold War, condemned the White House's early backing of the 2002 Venezuela coup. Likewise, good relations with leaders like Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, perhaps Latin America's most respected head of state today for his smart blend of capitalism and socialism, make a more positive impression in Europe, Asia and Africa...
...elusive canvases that will stay with us. The canons of art history have loosened quite a bit in recent decades, enough so that no full picture of the modern world can exclude what he did. Who knows? Someday MoMA may even bring Christina all the way in from the cold...
While Wyeth works, his favorite dog Eloise, a miniature black poodle with a just-so Continental clip, digs holes and sprays both the artist and his watercolors with dirt. When Eloise thinks it is time to get out of the cold, she trots up to Wyeth's watercolor pan and tips it over with her nose. The artist nuzzles into her curly fur, murmuring a ritual incantation, "Eloise, ocean breeze!" Then he comes home with her and Rattler, the gold hound depicted in Distant Thunder...
...Embrace. Cold winter blasts may be sweeping across the plains, but instead of fighting the weather, own it. From Jan. 22 through Feb. 1, check out the St. Paul Winter Carnival in Minnesota, where there will be ice sculptures, snow sculptures, a half marathon, ice races and a torchlight parade, among other activities around the city...