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College Students Tour Nevada Brothel

PAHRUMP, Nev. - Nicki Amouri hands her camera to a friend, throws her arm over another and smiles wide as she leans in for a shot with the monument her class came to visit.

 

 

 

Woman Sues Miss California USA Pageant

LOS ANGELES - A Hispanic woman who won the Miss California USA contest only to have her crown yanked days later sued the pageant Thursday for half a million dollars, alleging rigging and racial bias.

 

 

The Face of a Prophet George Soros has always been a controversial figure. But he is becoming more so with a new, dire forecast for the world economy. April 11, 2008 - By LOUISE STORY

 

 

Marvin Sylvor, a Designer of Carousels, Dies at 75

By GLENN COLLINS

Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times

Marvin Sylvor at his Brooklyn workshop, Fabricon, in 2002 with one of his favorite horses.

Mr. Sylvor dotted New York City parks with painted ponies and went on to help populate the world with galloping steeds, flying manes and sparkly gold trappings.

Robert W. Greene, Investigative Journalist, Dies at 78

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12:40 AM ET

Robert W. Greene led reporters from across the country in an effort to uncover corruption in Arizona and twice helped Newsday win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

Abe Osheroff, Veteran of Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Dies at 92

By DOUGLAS MARTIN

Mr. Osheroff was a carpenter and leftist provocateur who was wounded in the Spanish Civil War, then helped keep alive the memory of that struggle.

 

MARSEILLE JOURNAL; Clues to the Mystery of a Writer Pilot Who Disappeared ...flying and the charming tale “The Little Prince,” about a little interstellar traveler, which was also a profound...there, with the death of the prince and of the Little Prince’s author. Yet Mr. von Gartzen was... April 11, 2008 - By JOHN TAGLIABUE - World

 

 

Vermont Towns Try to Find Their Roads Less Traveled ...151; In the slow-paced towns of Vermont , musty archive vaults are getting a curious...comply with a 2006 state law that gives Vermont’s cities and towns until early...rights to roads that go unused for years, Vermont requires that they remain public until... April 11, 2008 - By ABBY GOODNOUGH - U.S.

 

 

Museum Review

Chasing the News: Mark Twain’s Inkwell to Blogger’s Slippers

By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN

Doug Mills/The New York Times

The Newseum, dedicated to the story of journalism, opens its new home Friday.

With its expensive design, its many artifacts and its interactive features, the Newseum in Washington is determined to be noticed.

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Architecture Review

Get Me Rewrite: A New Monument to Press Freedom

By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF

The Newseum is the latest reason to lament the state of contemporary architecture in Washington. Despite its lofty tone, the design reeks of parochialism, not bold ideas.

 

Books of The Times

'McMafia'

By MISHA GLENNY
Reviewed by WILLIAM GRIMES

Misha Glenny races from one criminal hot spot to another in this mind-boggling if less than coherent survey of organized crime in the era of globalization.

 

Movie Review | 'The Visitor'

Professor as Student of His Life and Others’

By A. O. SCOTT

The curious thing about “The Visitor” is that even as it goes more or less where you think it will, it still manages to surprise you along the way.

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1. Movie: Smart People

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• MOVIE REVIEW | 'SMART PEOPLE'; A Disagreeable Academic, and a Tonic Named Sarah Jessica Parker ...takes up drumming. “Smart People” is more or less the...excellent script for “Smart People” is the work of Mark...the great virtue of “Smart People,” attributable to Noam... April 11, 2008 - By A. O. SCOTT - Movies Movie Minutes: 'Smart People'

1. Parker And Quaid Flip Their Images For "Smart People"

   ...decision to work on the film "Smart People," which opens on Friday might...detached and unkempt doctor in "Smart People" might seem at odds with her trademark...interview that their roles in "Smart People" challenge them creatively and...

   April 11, 2008 - By REUTERS