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This 13-Year-Old Girl Hunts With Golden Eagles

Often enough, I hear from new readers that ArabLit is just “too much,” and that the site lacks a good entry point for the reader who wants to know: Where do I start?

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While fiction and poetry should never be read as history — or as a substitute for such — the Catastrophe has been the scene for some of Arabic’s most brilliant creative works.

[caption id="attachment_119978" align="aligncenter" width="612"] A medieval knight in his armour, sorry, armor. (Pic: AP Images)[/caption] Whichever branch of the English language you are brought...

John Lennon had almost as many cats as the Beatles had No. 1 hits.

The Beatle's first cat as a boy was named Elvis Presley

America is the birthplace of "We're Number 1" foam hands, so it's little surprise that the idea that there might be better places to live is a bit foreign to us. Ex-Seattleite Chris Eyerman knows better. As a speculator and business consultant he earns his money by having informed opinions and betting on them. So when he says that " New Zealand is absolutely the best country in the world for the times we're living in," take notice. When Chris, his wife Kelly, and their young twins moved from...

Despite my reservations about "The Year of Reading Women," lists and recommendations of Arabic-writing women who you should read this year.

Here's the latest bit of evidence that exercise keeps the brain fit. Much of the research has been in older people, but this study found that being fit in your 20s makes you sharper in middle age.

Arguments ended this week in a landmark California lawsuit in which nine public school students sued to overturn the state's teacher tenure laws. Will the outcome spell the end of some prized teacher rights? Experts say the case could impact education reform efforts nationwide.

The news: Christian Parrish Takes the Gun. Remember his name. The Apsáalooke American Indian hails from the Crow Nation Reservation near Billings, Mont., and on March 21, the MTV Iggy blog named him Artist of the Week from among hundreds of…

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People tend to relax as they get older, and most people sit more. Each extra hour of sitting increases the odds that they won't be able to get out of bed or do other daily activities.