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Uzbekistan

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Your Fun Snow Fact of the Day

    The word for "snow" in Tajik is "barf." "Yellow snow" is "zard barf." There is a brand of laundry detergent called Barf, available for purchase across Central Asia and in parts of Europe. image via​ We learned this fun fact from some former Peace Corps volunteers who served in Uzbekistan, a l ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2009
  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Ahh, Branson. Dolly Parton, Baldknobbers, Yakov and Honest-to-Goodness Human Slaves

    Photo: Jennifer SilverbergBranson at night is a scary place. Especially when you're there against your will.Branson, to put it mildly, is an unusual place. As I reported back in 2007, the southwestern Missouri town is something like a '50s fantasy camp. Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff keeps the Cold ... More >>

  • Film

    November 1, 2006

    On the Road

    Sacha Baron Cohen's howlingly funny mockumentary goes looking for America.

  • News

    December 28, 2005

    Unreal News Challenge 2005!

    Time again to take the year-end quiz

  • Music

    November 23, 2005

    Pimping All Over the World

    B-Sides gets gangsta with Burt Bacharach, imagines a rainbow of worldly bands and dissects the nuances of two trumpets

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