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  • The Palestinian seafront of the future — Joséphine Baker in Haifa

    The Palestinian seafront of the future — Joséphine Baker in Haifa

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    Long ago, on the coast of Palestine, an elegant Modernist casino was frequented by Muslims, Christians, and Jews. One night in 1943 Joséphine Baker performed.

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  • Re-generation

    Re-generation

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    Photos of young cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, who prove that after decades of depletion, soil recovery is possible.

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  • Yellow, mellow, smellow

    Yellow, mellow, smellow

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    The use of the colon in titling, and other laments.

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    Madame Blueberry’s insatiable want

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    Madame Bovary leaps into a modern time, a new medium and another biological kingdom.

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