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The Palestinian seafront of the future — Joséphine Baker in Haifa
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
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
The use of the colon in titling, and other laments.
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Madame Blueberry’s insatiable want
Madame Bovary leaps into a modern time, a new medium and another biological kingdom.
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