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Natural Beauty Tips for Humans

Carine Fabius | Posted 05.06.2012

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Carine Fabius

Let me share a few of the dirt-cheap recipes I either found or created that totally make me happy.

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When Death Wears Sunglasses: The Positive Aspect of Death in Haiti

Carine Fabius | Posted 03.27.2012

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Carine Fabius

Non-Haitians and some Haitians hear the word Vodou -- or voodoo, in Hollywood parlance -- and shiver with fear and condescension. So let me do a quick rundown on Vodou, this way everyone can hurry up and get back to feeling good.

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The 2nd Ghetto Biennale and Other Pleasant News From Haiti

Carine Fabius | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Haitian Art, Made in Haiti, Haitian Murder Mystery, Asandra, Sculptors of the Grand Rue, Atis Rezistans, Repurposed Clothing, Ghetto Biennale, Haiti, Contact Your Spirit Guides, Donald Cosentino, Vodou Spirit of Death, Haitian Vodou, Baron Samedi, Arts News
Carine Fabius

Just when you thought there was nothing but bad news and more of it coming out of Haiti, along comes the 2nd Ghetto Biennale 2011.

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Franketienne: Haiti's First Nobel Laureate - Hopefully

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

As a cultural area studies graduate, seldom do I feel over my head culturally. Standing in the home of possibly the next Nobel Prize recipient for Li...

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