Sunday , July 26 2026

Culture and Society

Interview: John Perkins – Author of “The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man”

John Perkins, the author of "New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man", talks about updating his startling tell-all on global affairs. It's still not too late to stop the EHM system running our world into the ground, but we have to act, he says.

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Travels in Turkey: Part 4 – Istanbul, Continued: Great Bazaars and Grand Mosques

The Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque may be the most famous structures in Istanbul, and they are certainly spectacular, but I was more taken with the largest purpose-built mosque in the city: The Süleymaniye Mosque, built in the 1550s by master architect Sinan at the command of Süleyman the Magnificent.

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VINO 2016: The Amazing Tuscan Wines of Pietro Beconcini, and a Wine Mystery Solved

The questions persisted until finally Leonardo and others thought, "Enough!" After 13 years of calling the vine "X" they decided to commission a DNA analysis. With the help of distinguished Professor of Enology at the University of Milan, the erudite Attilio Scienza, the vine was identified as a Spanish interloper.

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