Rouge: Wine and sushi bar opens in Egypt
For all that Cairo’s nightlife has to offer in terms of swanky clubs, jazz bars, pubs and baladi bars as well as cabarets, Egypt’s wines have long been unappreciated. Sure,…
The retreat of macroeconomic policy
By J. Bradford DeLong BERKELEY: One disturbing thing about studying economic history is how things that happen in the present change the past — or at least our understanding of the…
Stalin, our contemporary
By Timothy Snyder NEW HAVEN: Eighty years ago, in the autumn of 1930, Joseph Stalin enforced a policy that changed the course of history, and led to tens of millions of…
A ‘self-hating’ Palestinian?
By Murad Bustami JERUSALEM: Several months ago, I took part in a symposium organized by the Palestinian Academic Society for International Affairs, entitled “Hamas’ Political Agenda 2010”. It took place at…
Disney animators faced knotty problem with ‘Tangled’
The makers of the latest Disney animated blockbuster "Tangled" say one of the biggest challenges was making Princess Rapunzel's long flowing hair seem realistic, including in 3D. Disney's 50th animated…
Gorillaz frontman talks music videos, dance music
Damon Albarn, the key creative force behind the Gorillaz, isn't a big fan of the way record labels treated music videos in the past. "They never really got it together…
Stephen King’s vampire is anti-‘Twilight’ and evil
Skinner Sweet's his name, but the long, lean drifter is anything but. The titular character in Vertigo's ongoing "American Vampire" series, the former outlaw turned bloodsucker is charting a course…
Oil-rich South Sudan must weigh progress versus environment
By Francois Ausseill/ AFP BENTIU: South Sudan officials are concerned at the environmental damage being caused by the oil industry and are promising a tough new line if the oil-rich region…
Hariri visits Iran to lobby for stability
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri visits Iran on Saturday, seeking its help to prevent political tensions turning violent if a UN-backed tribunal indicts Hezbollah members for killing his father.…
US presence in Afghanistan as long as Soviet slog
By Patrick Quinn/ AP KABUL: The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50…
