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The secret world of child brides -
I pulled the scarf off my hair, something I’d seen my interpreter do when men were gone and the intimate talk of women was under way. Speaking quickly, we asked, How are you all prepared for your wedding night? Are you taught what to expect?
The women glanced toward the doorway, where the sheikh was absorbed in his phone call. They leaned forward. “The girls do not know,” one said. “The men know, and they force them.”
National Geographic, bringing the heartbreak.
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Jen Agg:
The problem with vodka is that it’s dumb.
QED. A good case against the most boring spirit imaginable.
And now we play the waiting game.