Going Naked For Causes & Rights
Sila Sahin is current poster child of naked dissent Germany’s ongoing struggle with integration, usually carried out with grim zeal and intellectual debates, experienced a surprisingly sensual turn last week. The appearance of Turkish-German actress Sila Sahin’s attractive, naked body in the May issue of Playboy magazine shows how young women with immigrant backgrounds can…
Wikileakes Cables Impacts Volatile Peruvian Elections
In recent WikiLeaks revelations, Keiko has been accused of using drug money to fund her campaign, as well as seeking political amnesty for her disgraced father [EPA] While WikiLeaks has had an extensive political impact upon the Middle East, the whistle-blowing group now stands to exert an influence on South America as well. Specifically, declassified…
Ancient Wonders Garner Fame In Troubled Times
10 Lost Cities Of The World These ancient wonders are well worth a visit, even in troubled times. By Morgan Brennan Petra, Jordan Photo: Ed Freeman/Getty Images Gazing at the Andean peaks soaring above the Lost City of the Incas and the lush valley below, it’s easy see why it was voted one of the…
Walking the Amazon 4,000 miles to sea
Ed Stafford proposed becoming the first person to walk the 4,000-mile length of the Amazon from source to sea, he was roundly dismissed. Fixers in Brazil said the experienced trekker would probably die and refused to have anything to do with him. The expedition community said it was too far: that he would get ill…