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'Now That's Italian!'

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.04.2013 | Comedy
Jerry Zezima

As a nice Italian boy, as well as a former runner-up in the Newman's Own & Good Housekeeping Recipe Contest for a dish I called Zezima's Zesty Ziti Zinger, I have many remembrances of things pasta.

Caviar Pie

Laura Kumin | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
Laura Kumin

Don't be put off by the name of this appetizer. Although the words caviar and pie may seem incongruous, in this case they meld beautifully together.

Elevating Ike: An Audiobook Review

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.29.2012 | Books
Tom Alderman

If you're a hardcore Democrat, this audiobook could turn you around about the man.

Exploring Mutual Russian-American Influences At Weill Hall

Christopher Atamian | Posted 03.20.2012 | Arts
Christopher Atamian

They should have brought Anastasia Khitruk and her remarkable violin playing to the Yalta Conference -- she could have charmed the pants off FDR and S...

The Bhagavad Gita

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 11.26.2012 | World
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The fact is that it is not the scriptures that inflict terrorism; it is the misinterpretation of an ignorant and stressed mind which justifies their actions quoting scriptures.

A Case of Russian Sexpionage in Britain or Simply a Case of a Young Woman Preferring Older High Ranking Officials?

Haggai Carmon | Posted 01.01.2012 | World
Haggai Carmon

Ekaterina "Katia" Zatuliveter insists that she is not a Russian spy operating in the UK. MI5, the British internal intelligence service insists that she was working for Russian intelligence and wants her deported from the UK.

Christie's Absurd Claims

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.28.2011 | Politics
Paul Abrams

Governor Chris Christie claimed President Obama came into office in a crisis, and did not lead. Moreover, he suggested the president did not recognize problems and push to solve them. He must not understand the meanings of two words: "filibuster" and "abuse."

What of Persian and the Lingua Franca of the New Century?

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh | Posted 09.06.2011 | World
Sam Sasan Shoamanesh

What of the sway of Persian, or for that matter, any other language in today's world? It is language capable of 'selling' to an increasingly aware world-population that will be triumphant in the 21st century.

Inflation Could Jump Into Double Digits: Mobius

Posted 08.27.2011 | Business

MONACO (Cecilia Valente) - Inflation in emerging markets could reach double digits, while economic growth this year will average 6 percent, accord...

Making Siberian Pelmeni At Cafe Glechik

Josh Ozersky | Posted 05.30.2011 | Home
Josh Ozersky

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How To Eat Pelmenis At Cafe Glechik

Josh Ozersky | Posted 05.29.2011 | Home
Josh Ozersky

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Doomed Erotic-Art Icon Egon Schiele's Portraits Exhibited In Vienna

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
ARTINFO

VIENNA-- Egon Schiele, of course, is famous for his portraits. His landscapes and his cityscapes are admired by museums and collectors, but it is the ...

State of Oregon First to Adopt National Certification for Medical Interpreters

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Louis Provenzano

The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters announced today that the State of Oregon has become the first state in the nation to offi...

Selling Vodka to the Russians

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Margaret Heffernan

Chase turned to vodka -- using potatoes to produce spirits the old fashioned way. This year, Chase's vodka triumphed in blind tastings at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

From Bush Legs to Bad Business Practices - It's Been a Busy Week for Poultry

Regina Weiss | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Regina Weiss

It's been quite a week for US poultry. On Tuesday the USDA issued proposed rules to clarify the meaning of "unfair business practices" under the almos...

Loose Nukes

Will Durst | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Will Durst

Since you can't tell your nuclear players apart without a Nuclear Players Scorecard, here they are, with my official Threat Level grading.

Music Unites Gets Behind Mikhail Simonyan To Raise Funds for Afghanistan National Institute of Music

Michelle Edgar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michelle Edgar

Music Unites will be hosting an event for Russian-Armenian violinist virtuoso Mikhail Simonyan and musicians from the New York Philharmonic on June 14...

Foreign Arabic-Language TV: An Exercise in Futility?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Magda Abu-Fadil

They're tripping over each other. American, British, French, Russian, Chinese and Turkish satellite TV channels want a piece of the Arab viewers' p...

Arab Countries Aim to Improve Journalism Education With UNESCO's "Model Curricula"

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Magda Abu-Fadil

Arab countries are making strides in trying to improve journalism curricula, but still face strictures, obstacles and challenges to press freedom as w...

Amid Iran nuclear talks, don't forget human rights

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Should the P5+1 stand in solidarity with Iran's reformers? For the past 15 years, Dwight Bashir has worked on international conflict, human r...

Cold War's End -- The Wall Comes Down

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

The fall of The Wall signified the fall of the Soviet Union, and an end to the Cold War. And while this was of enormous historical import, I fear that future generations won't really pay much attention to it.

Russian General Confirms Submarine Patrols Near US

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

MOSCOW — A senior Russian military official said Wednesday that Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines spotted off the U.S. East Coast were o...

Don't Forget Your Mother, Barack

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Shirin Sadeghi

A native Kansan who learned several languages, including Russian, Urdu, Spanish, Javanese and Bahasa Indonesia, Barack Obama's mother existed outside of the box of traditionalism.

Is the Peace Process Irreversible?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Daoud Kuttab

Lame-duck Palestinian, Israeli and US leaders are making serious effort these days to ensure that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process enters an irreversible track before they leave office.

Putin Endorses Deputy Prime Minister As Successor, Seen As A Moderate

New York Times | CLIFFORD J. LEVY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

President Vladimir V. Putin endorsed as his successor today Dmitri A. Medvedev, a young protégé with no background in the state security services an...