. The novels explore the interaction between the Christian West and Muslim East and the struggle between Modernity and fundamentalism, and as such, Pamuk was seen as the anti-Samuel Huntington. That explanation has never been entirely satisfying, but for the uninitiated not yet familiar with the work of this prodigiously gifted writer, this can serve as a brief introduction to the ideas that will be flying at Benaroya tonight, when Pamuk makes a much anticipated appearance as part of the Seattle Arts & Lectures series.
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The Windy City has awakened to the news that Americans love miniburgers. We're glad the food writers at the Chicago Tribune finally noticed.
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The Huskies weren't among the 64 teams picked for the NCAA tournament, then neither were they among the 32 teams picked for the NIT. Down here at Seattlest HQ, stunned silence. After the first two regions were revealed, we sort of joked, "Uh-oh, looks like we didn't make it!" And then, when the final bracket was shown, well, wow...we really didn't make it!
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