Retro Report: The Legacy of Tailhook

Military sexual assault is not a new phenomenon. A second look at the Tailhook scandal in 1991 reveals what happened then. And what it all means now.

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Updated Story: Armenia Ruling Party Threatens Election Rival, Independent Media Outlet

Today, the ruling majority in the Armenian Parliament voted to remove Oskanian’s parliamentary immunity, in order to charge him with expropriating funds and money laundering. If convicted, Oskanian could face four to 12 years in prison.  The Armenian government can, at any time, freeze the Civilitas bank account and office resources, essentially shutting down the foundation, putting over 60 people out of work, and putting an end to the many successful development projects they have started in the country.

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Armenian Government Threatens NGO and Former Foreign Minister

An attack on a former foreign minister of Armenia is threatening to shut down one of the country’s most active and innovative non-profit organizations.

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Documenta 13: Disguising Documentary As Art

The 13th Documenta Festival has taken over Kassel, Germany, filling the city’s museums, abandoned buildings, parks and even a railroad station with documentary disguised as art.

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Lisbon’s Santo Antonio Festival Marks The Eruption Of Summer

White lights and blue streamers hang across narrow, serpentine streets in Alfama, the old quarter of the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. Couples dance on cobblestone to Fado music. People empty pitchers of red sangria and drink sour cherry liqueur out of edible chocolate shot glasses. Sardines blacken over charcoal, waiting to be enveloped in bread and devoured by the Portuguese who love the salty taste. Dancers in pink parade down Avenida da Liberdade.

This is the Santo Antonio Festival, held every year on the eve of June 13. The first of several saints days celebrated in Portugal, it marks the beginning of the city’s many summer festivities.

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On The Grounds Of Floriade, The Willowman Lives In His Art

Tucked into a thick forest amidst the grounds of Floriade, an international horticulture festival held in Holland once every 10 years, is a village of enormous nests and caves made from willow and recycled materials. Inside lives the Willowman.

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A Serene Hideaway On Brazil’s Green Coast

An old port of call nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Bocaina Mountain Range, Paraty is the kind of place where you could write your memoirs, lying in a hammock overlooking a waterfront dotted with wooden fishing boats in bold greens, blues and oranges.

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