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Another look at stories you might have missed this week.
Pussy Riot was sentenced to two years in prison. Julian Assage of WikiLeaks fame won an Ecuador asylum bid. GlobalPost's Senior Correspondent Patrick Winn flirted his way into eating a fistful of bugs in Bangkok.
No matter how you cut it, it's been a big week for the world. Here's a sampling of the most important stories from GlobalPost and a look at some of the news you might have missed.

In-depth series: Pussy Riot found guilty
What does the Pussy Riot verdict mean for Russia, Putin and the future of protest in the country? Here's GlobalPost coverage out of Moscow and around the world.

In-depth series: WikiLocked
Here is a look at GlobalPost's complete coverage of the Wikileaks saga, from London to Quito and beyond.

A Friday in Bangkok: Patrick Winn takes over @GlobalPost
GlobalPost correspondents add some local spice to @GlobalPost. We start with A Friday In Bangkok.

Highway 2012: Ryan in Iowa
Republican Mitt Romney's vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan hits the stump at the Iowa State Fair.

Syrian conflict: A proxy war against Iran?
It started as a democratic uprising. Now, it’s a transnational war on Syrian turf.

Beijing schools Hong Kong in Communism
Residents of capitalist Hong Kong seethe over the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to indoctrinate school kids.

Inspecting Inspectors: Walmart and Chiquita immune to labor oversight in Honduras
When labor officials are ill-equipped and powerless, workers' complaints can hardly be investigated.

Planet Pic: The many faces of Julian Assange
Photos: To some, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is the advocate of transparency. To others, he's a criminal trying to escape justice.

The Earth Project: Desert Oasis
Video: Activists bring renewable energy to remote Palestinian village.

How to report from inside North Korea
Hint: Being a journalist won't help you much.

Whales can't communicate because of all the noise we're making, say researchers
A new study shows that North Atlantic Right whales had their ability to communicate with each other seriously impaired due to noise in the ocean caused by ships.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/offbeat/120817/great-weekend-reads
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Jaume Plensa's "Tel Aviv Man" at Art Basel, the world’s premier trade fair for leading galleries and collectors focused on modern and contemporary art.
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The front of the Art Basel building. This year’s show attracted 303 of the world’s top galleries from 36 countries, showing the works of more than 2,500 artists. It drew more than 62,000 visitors, a new record.
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Platform Gallery's Chen Wei and one of his "Recovery Room" series at Liste Young Artist's show. By the time the week was over he had sold more than 10 works, with prices ranging from $1,800 to nearly $3,000.
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A performance spectator admires some of the pieces at Basel Art.
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A performance piece at Basel Scope, done by an unidentified nearly naked man who moved in slow motion up and down the aisles dressed like a Greek version of Mars, the god of war.
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A performance piece at Scope. The man clutched a staff, on which a plastic container for motor oil with the BP logo was impaled.
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An installation piece at Basel Art.
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An installation piece with paper tubes at Basel Art.
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A gallery scene at the Scope Basel show.
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A sculpture of Sperone Westwater Gallery's employee, Michael Short, by Evan Penny.
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Evan Penny's sculpture of Michael Short.
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A woman views Jaume Plensa's "Tel Aviv Man," (Study) 2010, Galerie Lelong, Paris.
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"Medusa marinara," 1997 — a photographic representation of the Medusa in spaghetti and tomato sauce by New York-based Brazilian artist, Vic Muniz.
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Children play around Ai Weiwei's piece, "Field," 2010.
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Heimo Sobernig's "Black Cube" sits on display outside outside.
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A piece by Yayoi Kusama titled "Pumkin."
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