After 30 years of detective work and eye-strain, two Dubliners have produced a corrected version of “Finnegans Wake.” Their new edition of James Joyce’s most difficult work is being launched in Dublin on March 11. It is naturally the literary event of the year in Ireland.... Read more»
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At China’s National People’s Congress, security – of the top officials – is taken very seriously. But worrying about land mines in Tiananmen Square, we think, goes too far.... Read more»0
Breaking bread, instead of heads, might help heal old wounds in Ireland.... Read more»0
If bill passes, the colonial Spanish horse would join a list of state emblems that includes an official fossil (petrified wood), amphibian (tree frog) and neckwear (bola tie).... Read more»1
Cowboys, cowgirls and fans have celebrated La Fiesta de los Vaqueros for 85 years. The Tucson Rodeo has grown to be one the the top 25 in North America. Photographer Will Seberger was on the scene, getting dusty and muddy so you don’t have to.... Read more»0
A federal program to curb illegal drinking during Prohibition may have killed as many as 10,000 people. The federal government was so frustrated that people continued to drink during Prohibition, that it poisoned ingredients it knew would be used by bootleggers, reports Slate.com’s Deborah Blum.... Read more»0
With the Homolovi Ruins State Park closed on Monday due to deep cuts to the Arizona State Parks budget, archaeologists and Hopi leaders worry about a return to the free-for-all days.... Read more»1
Why is it every time I spill a little beer, our kitchen floor becomes a refuge for the oppressed 18th century French?... Read more»0
Forensic nuclear scientists have determined that bits of uranium found last year in a Dutch scrapyard came from a Nazi nuclear program... Read more»0
While Tombstone didn’t make it on True West magazine’s list of the “Top 10 true western towns,” another Arizona town, Florence, not only made the list but cracked the top two.... Read more»0
Arabic is no better than the third most-spoken language in the United Arab Emirates, behind English and Hindi. Emiratis live as a privileged minority in their oil-rich country, but their language — and with it, their sense of national identity — is in danger of being swamped by a relentless tide of Western-style consumerism.... Read more»0
After spending the summer reading biographies of Stalin, Mao and Kim Il-sung, Jed got an idea ...... Read more»0
One chilly morning in the wilds of eastern Arizona a Tucson dinosaur hunter followed a twinkling trail and found a fountainhead of fossils. Stan Krzyzanowski even has a dinosaur named after him.... Read more»1
The government of the state of Bavaria has said it will soon request that Germany’s highest courts ban the country’s largest far-right party, the National Democratic Party, for subverting the tenets of the national constitution.... Read more»0
A backlash has put the brakes on a plan to replace old metric signs with signage in miles. “The kilometers make it a little unique to this part of the country,” says Don Herk. “It’s something that’s become part of my life.”... Read more»0
I’m not sure what disturbs me more: that we, as a society, can execute a person as nonchalantly and matter-of-factly as we do, or that modern board games can often create such stressful, high stakes situations for young players. What a world we live in.... Read more»0
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