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Algerian Novelist, Translator and Filmmaker Assia Djebar Gets a Google Doodle

Today Google remembers the late Assia Djebar (30 June 1936 – 6 February 2015) with a doodle. Born Fatima-Zohra Imalayen, the berber-speaking Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker, whose father is a French teacher, chose Assia Djebar as her pen name for fear of her father's disapproval. In 1957, she published her...

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Classic Crêpe Recipe

Almost every time I visit family members, they ask me to prepare crêpes for them, or ask me for the recipe. I actually got the latter from my mom, who got it from a top chef in Paris while on a getaway with my dad...

Almost every time I visit fami...

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48 Hours in Las Vegas

I started my 2016 pretty unconditionally by planning a quick 2-day getaway with my hubby to Las Vegas, which was the highlight of my family Christmas vacation in the States back in December. We packed lightly, left the kids at my sister-in-law's and headed to the...

I started my 2016 pretty uncon...

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Words of the World

A while ago, I came across a series of photos that showed certain words or actions in several languages or how they are said in different parts of the world. It is so interesting to see what other parts of the world call a certain...

A while ago, I came across a s...

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