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Some of the more persistent rumors about Freemasons include the notion that they're successors to the medieval Knights of Templar, that they're trying to create a New World Order and that they use symbols to communicate ancient wisdom. What was the most surprising thing you found? That lodges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Freemasons: Fact vs. Fiction | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

Many of the people who survived the devastating 2004 tsunami that deluged the Indonesian province of Aceh found grim solace in the aftermath of the killer wave. The wall of water and earthquake extinguished 130,000 lives there, but in its wake came a surprising resolution to a simmering separatist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indonesia's Aceh Passes Stoning Bill | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

This controversy about the prohibition of Nazi symbols is merely a form of window dressing. The awful truth is that most war criminals have never been tried or punished. In many cases they simply returned to their normal lives and professions in German society. Hence it is not surprising that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fevered Debate | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

The surprising answer is yes, if it's as good as Douglas Rogers' The Last Resort. Like Godwin and Fuller, Rogers is a Zimbabwean journalist who moved to the U.S. only to discover that he'd left his biggest story at home. His tale recounts how, as Robert Mugabe's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zimbabwe's Home Truths | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

And yet, despite how great his speech was, it’s surprising that the most important sound bite wasn’t his own. The line that has been repeated over and over on cable news for the last two days belongs to Joe Wilson.

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: So You Think You Can Shout | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

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