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What kind of an eater are you?
From locavores to femivores, to fast food junkies and punk domestics, here are 11 labels for every kind of person at the dinner table.
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Mother's Day 2013: 10 best books
Mother's Day 2013: 10 best new books for all kinds of moms
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3 novels with unforgettable main characters
These protagonists will still be on your mind long after you've reached the last page.
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2013 Pulitzer Prize winners: 4 excellent books
Months before the Pulitzer Prize committee got there, the Monitor's book critics had already let readers know that these four books were something special. Here's why.
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Five energy challenges for Venezuela
With the passing of Hugo Chávez, the issue of what Venezuela chooses to do with its oil moves to center stage for the energy industry – and for environmentalists. Here are five energy challenges that Venezuela will have to face.
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Bright Green Decline in honeybees highlights importance of wild pollinators
09/29/2009 01:00 am -
Paris rooftops abuzz with beekeeping
On storied rooftops and public gardens in the urban jungle of Paris, the bee business is thriving.
09/29/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Michelle Obama is 'suntanned'? Berlusconi's Top 5 gaffes
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called President Obama 'tanned' ... again. And this time he brought the First Lady Michelle Obama into it.
09/28/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Best place for Muslims to live? America
Muslim nations could learn a lot from the US.
09/28/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Milan's fashionistas are reeling from the recession
At Milan's fashion week, the festivities are more subdued this year, with big names like Fendi bowing out and other fashion houses cutting costs.
09/24/2009 01:00 am -
Funeral for Italian soldiers: turning point for troops in Afghanistan?
The Taliban killing of six soldiers in Kabul prompts calls for withdrawal. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said there will be no pullout of Italian troops.
09/21/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Another Europe ally eyes exit from Afghanistan after attack
Italy's prime minister said Italy will try to withdraw its 3,100 soldiers soon but with NATO input. Debate over the war has grown recently in Germany and Britain, too.
09/18/2009 01:00 am -
After the fall of the wall: Middle Europe reemerges – sort of
The connections of the old Habsburg Empire have reappeared, post cold war, but regional identity has not.
09/17/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Need a job? Move to Italy.
Despite the economic downturn, many firms cannot fill empty positions ranging from plumbers to pastry chefs. The reason? A stigma on blue-collar jobs.
09/17/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Shocked, shocked to find socialism in America
Do critics of Obama's health reforms realize how socialistic we already are?
09/16/2009 01:00 am -
The Jay Leno Show and the rise of political humor
Jay Leno's new show debuts tonight and features a Washington-based political correspondent.
09/14/2009 01:00 am -
Classic review: If On a Winter's Night a Traveler
A sly literary puzzle masquerading as a novel.
09/13/2009 01:00 am -
Recent bomb damage another setback for Iraq Museum
Damage sustained in the massive August attack on the Foreign Ministry adds to the museum's challenges. Iraqi officials say a number of key archaeological sites also need urgent international aid for repairs.
09/11/2009 01:00 am -
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
National Geographic's most unforgettable portraits, cooking 'Avec Eric' on PBS, a snappy primer on money basics, and more.
09/09/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Lizzi Miller: redefining beauty
A recent portrait of this Size 12 model may pave the way for other fashion magazines to adopt authentic over airbrushed beauty.
09/08/2009 01:00 am -
The City of Falling Angels
09/08/2009 01:00 am -
In Pictures Two wheels can take you far
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Soccer skills – and a little media savvy – get one man off Japan's streets
Yutaro Gomikawa used his small-time fame on the national homeless soccer team to get government aid usually unavailable to young people.
09/03/2009 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Is the West's baby bust being busted?
Better living standards and ultralow birth rates needn't go hand in hand
09/03/2009 01:00 am -
Italy's end to employment discrimination has women crying foul
Italy has raised women's retirement age to match that of men. Many women says it's unfair in a culture where women who work also are responsible for housework and the care of family members.
09/01/2009 01:00 am -
Europeans' views of Qaddafi clash with Western diplomatic moves
Despite recent deals to lure Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi away from his pariah status, many Europeans still see him as a serial human rights violator and 1970s-style Arab dictator.
09/01/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Libya's Qaddafi rings in 40 years with a guest list to die for
Sudan's Omar al-Bashir, Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez are all in Tripoli to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Col. Muammar Qaddafi's coup. Will Libya flaunt the Lockerbie bomber at the bash?
09/01/2009 01:00 am -
US applies Colombia antidrug lessons to Afghanistan
A new strategy in Afghanistan to combat the opium trade draws on US experience curbing cocaine shipments in Latin America.
08/27/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Why is Italy honoring Libya's Qaddafi on coup anniversary?
As trade between Italy and Libya expands, Italy to honor Qaddafi with Air Force's aerobatics team. But some Italians compare this 'undeserved' honor to Scotland's release of Lockerbie bomber.
08/25/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Athens fires driven back, nuns rescued
A multinational effort appears to be bringing fires under control. But Greece's conservative government may suffer anyway over its handling of the crisis.
08/24/2009 01:00 am
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