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30 July 2012

30 July 2012, 14:00

Reporter Digs Up Converso Past

Doreen Carvajal was raised Catholic and had no occasion to question her religious or cultural heritage growing up. Even when she became a journalist (she’s currently a European correspondent for the New York Times and International Herald Tribune) and readers...

26 July 2012, 14:51

Venus and Serena's Top 10 Outrageous Outfits - Countdown Show

With the Summer Olympics upon us, many of the top female players are debuting patriotic styles for the competition. Venus Williams will be wearing a limited edition design from her Eleven clothing line, and we’ll admit, we like it!

23 July 2012, 14:00

What Went Wrong in Munich

With the start of the Summer Olympics just days away, the International Olympic Committee remains firm in its insistence that there will be no commemoration marking the tragedy that took place 40 years ago, at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.

18 July 2012, 21:20

The evolution of Matisyahu takes another turn

The 33-year-old Matisyahu is far from the one who lived for years in a modest apartment in Crown Heights, the Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. The last decade of my life has been immersed in...

18 July 2012, 14:00

Modern Muslim Girls

Many people think of Islam, or religion generally, as disempowering for girls and women. The Light in Her Eyes, a documentary by Laura Nix and Julia Meltzer, challenges that notion. It follows Houda al-Habash...

16 July 2012, 18:13

After all my thirty years at the museum, I am still slightly amazed how the Babe Ruth ‘brand’ continues to hold its top-rung spot in the sports heritage universe, as well as the world of sports collectables.

13 July 2012, 02:46

Western Hills Garden turns over a new leaf

Amid such all-too-frequent losses, the rebirth of Western Hills Garden is cause for rejoicing. The two fanatical plantsmen opened a retail nursery outside Occidental and filled the grounds with Australian, South African, Mediterranean, East Asian and native flora.

11 July 2012, 21:36

On exhibit: 'Howard Pyle' at Norman Rockwell Museum

Consider such popular culture hits as HBO's medieval fantasy series "Game of Thrones" and the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie franchise. The exhibition goes as far as saying, Prior to his work, there was very little visual information regarding actual pirate clothing.

09 July 2012, 14:00

Shtetl-Born Strongman

In a fortnight, millions of TV viewers will tune in to watch world-class athletes perform acts of great strength and endurance. But a few generations back, at the turn of the last century, long before the Olympic Games became the outsized spectacle that they are today...

06 July 2012, 04:38

Mixing technology, nature to lure hikers

[...] it was with some skepticism that I learned the Nature Conservancy would be adding a walking audio guide to the Lisha Kill Natural Area in Niskayuna. The guide lets people with smart phones listen to recorded informational segments about the preserve as they walk the trails.

06 July 2012, 02:52

At Berkeley's Comal, John Paluska feeds his passion

John Paluska, former Phish manager, feeds his appetite for homey gatherings at Comal, his new restaurant with a focus on handmade Paluska says he's most proud of creating Phish's music festivals. After parting ways with the band and getting divorced...

02 July 2012, 14:00

Israel’s African Problem

Over the past few years, Israel has seen a dramatic increase in immigration—not of Jews, but of migrants from African nations like Eritrea, Sudan, and Ivory Coast. According to some estimates, there are now approximately 60,000 African migrants living in Israel...

30 June 2012, 15:28

What Did Castro Know-- and When Did He Know It

In 1976 Thomas Mann, who had been the U.S. ambassador to Mexico in 1963, told me that he believed that there was “an indictable case” that Castro had been involved in the Kennedy assassination, but when he continued reporting this view in cables to the State Department, he was fired.

30 June 2012, 06:08

Sacrificing now for a future goal

The night Osama bin Laden was killed by a Navy SEAL team, Mike DeRocco received a text message from a friend that prompted him to turn on the television in his Knoxville, Tenn., apartment. DeRocco is five weeks away from leaving for Navy boot camp...

25 June 2012, 14:00