FictionReviewA 12-year-old Danish boy suddenly comes of age in this tense and vivid story, pregnant with hidden meaning and sexual tension“They sailed across the sea to Denmark.” From its very first sentence, Per Petterson’s debut novel, originally published in 1989 and now available for the first time in English, in a translation by Don Bartlett, offers a compelling mix of fable with the day-to-day account of a working-class boy, just about to turn 12, as he visits his maternal grandparents in Jutland. Read More...
Gun crime This article is more than 9 years oldFlorida man kills six grandchildren and daughter in murder-suicideThis article is more than 9 years oldPolice were summoned to home when Donald Spirit, 51, threatened family, county sheriff says
A grandfather shot and killed his daughter and six grandchildren at his Florida home on Thursday before turning his gun on himself, law enforcement officials in Florida said.
The children’s ages ranged from three months to 10 years, Gilchrist County sheriff Robert Schultz said at a press conference in Bell, a small town in central Florida about 30 miles west of Gainesville. Read More...
OpinionNewspapers & magazines This article is more than 16 years oldInside an American haremThis article is more than 16 years oldKhaled DiabForget the 'mystical' East. In the 21st century, the harem meets the American dream.There is a bustle of activity in the women's quarters of the harem. It is the Sultan's birthday and the members of the harem engage in an unspoken contest for the emperor's heart. They are making themselves beautiful, tending their hair and dressing up in their finest costumes to celebrate his four-score years with a grand ball. Read More...