Monday, April 18, 2011

View From the Top of the World

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Mount Damavand, Iran Photo by Arad Mojtahedi My husband and I have a personal joke. Every time we plan a trip to Iran, I ask him, “so t...
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Friday, April 15, 2011

Off The Beaten Track: Solving the Passover Mystery

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Today’s guest is Edgar-nominated Kenneth Wishnia, who wishes us a Happy Passover with his latest historical mystery , The Fifth Servant...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Ballade of Oleg The Seer

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Once upon a time in the 10 th century there was Oleg the Seer , also known as Oleg the Wise or Oleg of Novgorod. A semi-legendary warr...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Battle of the Gods

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The head of an asura outside a monastery entrance in Angkor, Cambodia. (Photo by yarowind) According to Indian lore, devas and asura...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Creating a New World

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The Sol de Mayo found on the first Argentine coin. Photo by Pruxo Being the geeky gal that I am, this week’s topic sent me all aflut...
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Monday, April 11, 2011

Wounded Mountain, Broken Hearts

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Photo by Ali Esfandiari In the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, not far from the western Iranian city of Kermanshah, there stands a m...
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Friday, April 8, 2011

Off The Beaten Track: Notes from a Museum Nut

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Leighton Gage writes a series of crime novels featuring Chief Inspector Mario Silva of the Brazilian Federal Police. The New York Times h...
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