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...spiritual patriarch of more than 110 million members of the Russian Orthodox Church, Alexy II, 79, led his followers for 18 years. Credited with restoring the church in the post-Soviet era, he mended a rift with a rival sect established by Russians who had fled the Soviet Union for the West. In his later years, Alexy was an ardent supporter of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin...
...some ways it's surprising the trial is happening at all. Recent governments, largely made up of Solidarity moderates and holdovers from the communist era, were in no hurry to pursue the case; it wasn't until the right-wing Law and Justice party came to power in 2005 that prosecutors pushed to bring Jaruzelski to trial. Still, it's not clear when, if ever, the court will reach a decision. Some lawyers say the declaration of martial law was legal, and documentary evidence from the period is spotty at best. With Poles still divided, the judgment of General Jaruzelski...
...Caribbean. Some gravity, however, is called for: This year alone, pirates with land bases in Somalia have attacked over 100 ships off the coast of Africa. Most notably, they have held a Saudi tanker with over 100 million dollars in oil and a Ukrainian ship full of Soviet-era tanks (the destination of which remains unknown). According to CNN, as of December 5, almost 300 crew in 14 vessels adrift at sea remained hostage to Somali pirates. Clearly, these guys are not your regular Hollywood folk. In the coming days, the Bush administration will propose a resolution in the United...
...Songs” Book—Apparently, in the rush to become our generation’s Rolling Stone, the indie-crit tastemaker inadvertently bypassed the righteous Lester Bangs/Hunter Thompson years and landed somewhere in the mire of that magazine’s bloated, self-parodying culture-factory era. And when did the hipsters get coffee tables? 4. The Google Android Phone—What do you want for Christmas, Johnny? An iPhone? Well let me tell you what Uncle Cliff’s going to do for you. No, don’t touch your uncle?...
...will usher in a new era of American history. Not only will there be a black President in office, but Walt Disney will feature its first black princess in the film “The Princess and the Frog.” But before these weavers of false hope can convince us of a happily-ever-after between an African-American and an amphibian, we should call to mind a few of Disney’s past lovers and their lies. 5. Simba and Nala—Some of the greatest romances come to fruition over a song...