Category: The Lead

Is Genesis to blame?

Is the Bible to blame for an over-heated, over-crowded world whose fate hangs in the balance in Copenhagen? Flm-maker, Steven Ounanian says the Bible can offer remarkable insights.

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Parsing Handel’s Messiah at 12 years old

For the boy choristers of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Christmas is not about angling for video games or iPods, but parsing each note in Handel’s Messiah, performing before thousands of people — and wondering when their voices will change.

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Department of oops

“Group pressure makes us go to moneylenders” to cover their microfinance loans, says Baleshwari, who goes by only one name, as does her sister. “We get small loans for 15 days to fill the gaps when we can’t pay. If you lag behind, the rest of the group members can’t get new loans.”

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