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Pyramids

The shadows of a pyramid and a camel and its rider among the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. The millenniums-old pyramids, vital to the tourist industry, are seldom noticed much by Egyptians.
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Published: November 16, 2008

CAIRO — Deep below the Egyptian desert, archaeologists have found evidence of yet another pyramid, this one constructed 4,300 years ago to store the remains of a pharaoh’s mother. That makes 138 pyramids discovered here so far, and officials say they expect to find more. More

The Vampire of the Mall

Robert Pattinson in his movie “Twilight,” with Kristen Stewart.
By DAVID CARR
Published: November 16, 2008

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — There are times when the limitations of the printed word come into focus, like when there is a need to convey how it sounded when Robert Pattinson, who stars as the vampire heartthrob Edward Cullen in the forthcoming movie “Twilight,” stepped onto a riser at the King of Prussia Mall outside Philadelphia on Thursday evening in front of more than 1,000 mostly teenage girls. More

12-Year-Old’s a Food Critic, and the Chef Loves It

David Fishman trying the offerings at the Salumeria Rosi, a restaurant on the Upper West Side. “Good variety,” he wrote.
By SUSAN DOMINUS
Published: November 16, 2008

Everyone’s a critic, and apparently it’s never too soon to start.

That’s why David Fishman, an Upper West Sider who turned 12 last month, decided to take himself out for dinner one night last week. His parents had called him at home to say they were running late, suggesting that he grab some takeout at the usual hummus place.

Hummus, again? David thought he could do better than that.

He had recently passed by the newly opened Salumeria Rosi, a few blocks from his home, and had been intrigued by the reflective black back wall, the cuts of dried pork hanging from the ceiling, the little jars of cured olives and artichokes adorning the walls. If it was O.K. with his mom (and it turned out it was), he wanted to try that instead. More