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Revolution Is Sweet: Cinnabon Opens in Libya
Just because you’re in a war-torn area doesn’t mean you can’t want a cinnamon bun.
Nike Apologizes for Controversial ‘Black and Tan’ Sneakers
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Nike released its SB “Black and Tan” sneakers, a nod to the popular beverage made from mixing stout and pale ale. What the company didn’t realize: the name is also deeply offensive to Irish …
Gil Scott-Heron, Spoken-Word Artist, Dies at 62
The hip-hop revolution did indeed happen live, a revolution Scott-Heron himself helped to pioneer. The legendary poet and artist passed away Friday in New York City.
Relics Returned: Cairo Museum Regains Four Looted Objects
Four objects previously missing from the Cairo Museum in Egypt found their way back home.
Literary Victory: Banned Books Returning to Egypt and Tunisia
Among the citizens’ newfound freedoms is the ability to read what they want – a far cry from the information void that appeared in Egypt during the Jan. 25 revolution.
Bahrain: Four Killed as Police Clear Anti-Government Protesters
Riot police stormed Manama’s Pearl Square early Thursday morning, sending men, women and children scrambling for cover. At least four people were killed and dozens injured. And now the military has said it’s taken control of most …
Has Egypt Revived America’s Taste For International News?
The tumult in Cairo got more press in the United States than did recent crises in Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti, according to a new report.
Quotes: Google’s Wael Ghonim on the True Heroes of Egypt’s Revolution
“There are no heroes; we are all heroes on the street.”
— WAEL GHONIM, the Google exec detained by Egyptian security forces, downplaying his personal role in the uprising; Ghonim, who was released Monday, says the revolution …
Will Google’s Twitter Service for Egyptians Be Thwarted by a Mobile Phone Shutdown?
As the last of Egypt’s Internet access has been shut down, Google is faced with the prospect that — despite their best attempts by enabling Twitter-through-phone — this revolution may not be Twitter-ized.
Did Egypt Really ‘Shut Off’ the Internet?
Not totally. But as of 12:30 a.m. (local time) last night, there was almost no Internet traffic going into or out of the country.
Holy Human Head: French Retiree Had King Henri IV’s Mummified Remains in His Garage
The strangest things are turning up in the hands of French pensioners these days—including the disembodied heads of France’s former monarchy.