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Puppetry of the Parsimonious

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May 24th 2012
In a small town in Brazil there’s a puppet show that’s recommended by locals and visitors alike with a fervor typically reserved for things like oxygen. Though not a single one of these enthusiasts ever managed to describe its content, style, or even so much as its duration, their zeal had me psyched up to slice myself in the knee-pit for a ticket (if necessary). And I might have done that if ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more