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...issue is a wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Walt Disney Co. by the estate of a 23-year-old woman from Spain who died of a brain hemorrhage sustained on the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland. "I'm pushing to have the amusement parks warn unsuspecting guests that even if they believe they are in good health, there is a risk they could suffer a serious injury," says her attorney, Barry Novack. Theme-park officials are not atingle at the prospect of being lumped with common carriers. "We're in the business of thrilling people and having excitement," says...
much shorter distances from Albania to southeast Italy or from Morocco to Spain. But the would-be immigrants choose it because it offers the steadiest flow of outgoing boats. As the Somalis approach the edge of Kufra, a swarm of Libyans comes to greet them. "Tripoli! Tripoli! Benghazi!" the local men bark. "Where do you want to go? We have food. Do you want a place to stay?" Abdi Salan has little choice, agreeing to spend $150 for a hot meal, two nights' lodging and a jeep ride north to Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city. The Kufra smugglers convince...
Then there was the summer spent researching the changing role of women in bullfighting in southern Spain. “Machetes and Maoists aside, this was the biggest challenge I’ve had,” Truszkowska says. She was attracted to the sport for complex reasons, saying quickly that “I don’t support the killing of animals, but it was something I swallowed because I appreciated the beauty and dance of the sport.” Living off a Harvard research grant, Truszkowska ended up amassing some 60 interviews, as well...
Clearly, the women in the crowd aren’t afraid to play rough. Truszkowska presents the tip of a bull’s horn, a souvenir of her stint in Spain studying female bullfighters. “It’s very random. I don’t really believe in killing animals,” she insists...
...ancient Chinese invented it, medieval Arabs adapted it and modern Germans made it a winter staple. But the world's finest marzipan?that oh-so-sweet confection of sugar and almond paste?is made by the cloistered nuns of holy Toledo, Spain. The city, once capital of much of the Iberian peninsula, has several other tourist draws: one of the world's finest Gothic cathedrals, exquisite gold-inlaid damascene jewelry and magnificent swords. But the Spanish themselves say no Christmas celebration is complete without the nun-made sweets...