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April 1 - A group of builders have struck it lucky after unearthing what experts believe is the fabled Staff of Moses.

The workmen thought the historic artefact, which dates back to hundreds of years before Christ, was just an old tatty piece of wood. But after initial tests by archaeologists and biblical scholars, the iconic find is being hailed as one of monumental importance.

The Staff was at Moses' side throughout key milestones in the Bible story of Exodus. It was used to part the Red Sea, invoke a plague on the Egyptian Pharaoh, produce water from a rock and could even transform itself into a snake. (article continues)


The Past as a Peep Show

These days, pornographers, pundits and scientists are forever pondering what women want, but in 1913, at least, it was pretty clear: They wanted “The Inside of the White Slave Traffic,” a film depicting the sexual coercion of innocents into a life of brothels, and they weren’t going to let a team of New York’s finest get in their way. When the deputy police commissioner of New York brought six officers to the Park Theater to seize the film, the 500 or so women waiting to see the 9:30 screening nearly broke into a riot, waving their green tickets and making a mad dash for the door. The scene attracted several thousand protesters who joined the cause in sympathy, a crowd that dispersed only when the police brought in reinforcements. Never was a film purporting, in its own words, to “teach a great moral lesson” so ardently embraced by a group of young women. (The producers’ argument: Learn from the mistakes of our protagonist to resist the seductive ways of tat dark, handsome stranger.) (article continues)


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