frontsection.net http://frontsection.net News, arts, and argument Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:00:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frontsection/~3/O2p1v9VUNAg/</link> <comments>http://frontsection.net/?p=11700#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:00:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Casey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Widescreen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontsection.net/?p=11700</guid> <description><![CDATA[Widescreen: from [Untitled] by Tommy and Georgie. CC/flickr]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasfrederick/208777972/"><img src="http://frontsection.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/150411.jpg" alt="Yerevan, Armenia" title="Yerevan, Armenia" width="470" height="200" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11688" /></a><i>Widescreen: from <b>[Untitled]</b> by Tommy and Georgie. CC/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasfrederick/208777972/">flickr</a></i></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=O2p1v9VUNAg:2k77l94XgFw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=O2p1v9VUNAg:2k77l94XgFw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=O2p1v9VUNAg:2k77l94XgFw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=O2p1v9VUNAg:2k77l94XgFw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=O2p1v9VUNAg:2k77l94XgFw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=O2p1v9VUNAg:2k77l94XgFw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/frontsection/~4/O2p1v9VUNAg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontsection.net/?feed=rss2&p=11700</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://frontsection.net/?p=11700</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title /> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frontsection/~3/0_5J6AcqFf8/</link> <comments>http://frontsection.net/?p=11698#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Casey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Widescreen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontsection.net/?p=11698</guid> <description><![CDATA[Widescreen: from Armenia, Yerevan by Tamara Areshian. CC/flickr]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aresh/2165296963/"><img src="http://frontsection.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/140411.jpg" alt="Yerevan, Armenia" title="Yerevan, Armenia" width="470" height="200" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11689" /></a><i>Widescreen: from <b>Armenia, Yerevan</b> by Tamara Areshian. CC/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aresh/2165296963/">flickr</a></i></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=0_5J6AcqFf8:vrBz-tMfPXw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=0_5J6AcqFf8:vrBz-tMfPXw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=0_5J6AcqFf8:vrBz-tMfPXw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=0_5J6AcqFf8:vrBz-tMfPXw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=0_5J6AcqFf8:vrBz-tMfPXw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=0_5J6AcqFf8:vrBz-tMfPXw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/frontsection/~4/0_5J6AcqFf8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontsection.net/?feed=rss2&p=11698</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://frontsection.net/?p=11698</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title /> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frontsection/~3/R5q0RH7ekZ4/</link> <comments>http://frontsection.net/?p=11696#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:00:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Casey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Widescreen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontsection.net/?p=11696</guid> <description><![CDATA[Widescreen: from Central Yerevan — One of the back streets by Deb Collins. CC/flickr]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbcollins/2031657829/"><img src="http://frontsection.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/130411.jpg" alt="Yerevan, Armenia" title="Yerevan, Armenia" width="470" height="200" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11690" /></a><i>Widescreen: from <b>Central Yerevan — One of the back streets</b> by Deb Collins. CC/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbcollins/2031657829/">flickr</a></i></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=R5q0RH7ekZ4:xyQxkrDQakw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=R5q0RH7ekZ4:xyQxkrDQakw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=R5q0RH7ekZ4:xyQxkrDQakw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=R5q0RH7ekZ4:xyQxkrDQakw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=R5q0RH7ekZ4:xyQxkrDQakw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=R5q0RH7ekZ4:xyQxkrDQakw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/frontsection/~4/R5q0RH7ekZ4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontsection.net/?feed=rss2&p=11696</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://frontsection.net/?p=11696</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title /> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frontsection/~3/qVnvz9B2EK4/</link> <comments>http://frontsection.net/?p=11694#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Casey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Widescreen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontsection.net/?p=11694</guid> <description><![CDATA[Widescreen: from Stier by Martijn Munneke. CC/flickr]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/martijnmunneke/3039855287/g"><img src="http://frontsection.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/120411.jpg" alt="Yerevan, Armenia" title="Yerevan, Armenia" width="470" height="200" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11691" /></a><i>Widescreen: from <b>Stier</b> by Martijn Munneke. CC/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/martijnmunneke/3039855287/">flickr</a></i></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=qVnvz9B2EK4:jpRB9_EjWdY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=qVnvz9B2EK4:jpRB9_EjWdY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=qVnvz9B2EK4:jpRB9_EjWdY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=qVnvz9B2EK4:jpRB9_EjWdY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=qVnvz9B2EK4:jpRB9_EjWdY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=qVnvz9B2EK4:jpRB9_EjWdY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/frontsection/~4/qVnvz9B2EK4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontsection.net/?feed=rss2&p=11694</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://frontsection.net/?p=11694</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title /> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frontsection/~3/tcGIsDobPE0/</link> <comments>http://frontsection.net/?p=11687#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:00:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Casey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Widescreen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontsection.net/?p=11687</guid> <description><![CDATA[Widescreen: from Vernissage market, Yerevan by Deb Collins. CC/flickr]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbcollins/2033769071/"><img src="http://frontsection.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/110411.jpg" alt="Yerevan, Armenia" title="Yerevan, Armenia" width="470" height="200" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11692" /></a><i>Widescreen: from <b>Vernissage market, Yerevan</b> by Deb Collins. CC/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbcollins/2033769071/">flickr</a></i></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=tcGIsDobPE0:rzXhK8I1BD4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=tcGIsDobPE0:rzXhK8I1BD4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=tcGIsDobPE0:rzXhK8I1BD4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=tcGIsDobPE0:rzXhK8I1BD4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=tcGIsDobPE0:rzXhK8I1BD4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=tcGIsDobPE0:rzXhK8I1BD4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/frontsection/~4/tcGIsDobPE0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontsection.net/?feed=rss2&p=11687</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://frontsection.net/?p=11687</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Extracurricular http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frontsection/~3/VYKXm9EdiDY/ http://frontsection.net/?p=11684#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:45:38 +0000 Dan Casey http://frontsection.net/?p=11684 Al-Azhar University has persisted nimbly for a millennium, but affiliations with Mubarak and Saudi-funded extremists led it to stumble…

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]]> http://frontsection.net/?feed=rss2&p=11681 0 http://frontsection.net/?p=11681 <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frontsection/~3/eXNHGAzb2oo/</link> <comments>http://frontsection.net/?p=11580#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Casey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Widescreen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontsection.net/?p=11580</guid> <description><![CDATA[Widescreen: from City of Heroes by frankyku. CC/flickr]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frankyku/4811283445/"><img src="http://frontsection.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/080411.jpg" alt="Surabaya, Indonesia" title="Surabaya, Indonesia" width="470" height="200" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11568" /></a><i>Widescreen: from <b>City of Heroes</b> by frankyku. CC/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frankyku/4811283445/">flickr</a></i></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=eXNHGAzb2oo:yAxG3hbZUYo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=eXNHGAzb2oo:yAxG3hbZUYo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=eXNHGAzb2oo:yAxG3hbZUYo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=eXNHGAzb2oo:yAxG3hbZUYo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?a=eXNHGAzb2oo:yAxG3hbZUYo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/frontsection?i=eXNHGAzb2oo:yAxG3hbZUYo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/frontsection/~4/eXNHGAzb2oo" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontsection.net/?feed=rss2&p=11580</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://frontsection.net/?p=11580</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Rise and rise http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frontsection/~3/Gq3KUNB9DeM/ http://frontsection.net/?p=11679#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:30:14 +0000 Dan Casey http://frontsection.net/?p=11679 Before he was the disputed president, he was a US-trained economist, IMF official, and austerity-minded central bank director: the rise of Alassane Ouattara… [Fr]

]]> http://frontsection.net/?feed=rss2&p=11679 0 http://frontsection.net/?p=11679 Center of attention http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frontsection/~3/47F2REgo70k/ http://frontsection.net/?p=11674#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:45:26 +0000 Dan Casey http://frontsection.net/?p=11674 An anti-corruption activist becomes a trendy cause celebre by fasting unto death in the middle of Delhi. Is Anna Hazare a grandstanding fool? A moral titan? And what does he want?…

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