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...Elijah Wald recounted how his father saw lobsters being killed for the purpose of experimentation, then insisted they be treated better...
Recent years have been all about the comeback act. 2007 saw the return of the Spice Girls and Led Zeppelin. As the year comes to a close, it’s time for us to consider the possibilities for the future and then brace ourselves. Here are five acts that shouldn’t come back in ’08: 5. ’N Sync The Backstreet Boys released a new album. The Spice Girls launched a reunion tour. If nature runs its course—and Jive Records files a lawsuit for the two records left...
...pretty surprised to see Al Gore’s wise gaze on display at The Coop’s Kid’s Holiday Books stand, until I saw the blue banner “Adapted for a new generation from The New York Times bestseller” emblazoned across the top. What better gift can you give your kids this holiday season than the fear that it will never snow again? I only hope that there isn’t a two-dimensional rendering of the movie’s animation of the last polar bear drowning. Six months...
...However, what most surprises about the motion picture is that it manages to find an ideal balance between horror and warmth, producing a unique scary flick both endearing and smart. Today, when most horror films seem to follow senseless plots that provide more blood than brains (“Saw IV,” anyone?), films like “The Orphanage” show how much the American horror-film industry has to learn from writers like Sergio Sanchez, who crafted the film’s excellent script. Is this eerily heart-wrenching production a masterpiece alongside the ranks...
...Founded by Guru Nanak in northern India during the 15th century, Sikhism drew from Sufism, Islam and Hinduism, but rejected what it saw as their worst traditions, such as the Hindu caste system. It later incorporated the teachings of nine other Gurus, or teachers, which are collected in the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book revered as the eleventh Guru. The religion claims 23 million followers today, 76 percent of whom live in the Indian state of Punjab. Although they make up only 2% of the wider Indian population, they are a close-knit and prosperous community with a strong...