Aneesh Raman reports this month on how the destruction of holy sites and the theft of ancient treasures won't just affect Iraqis, but all of us: Some of the lost artifacts are as old as our modern civilization and belong to humankind's collective memory.

CNN: Beirut: A city of contrasts

In both, a self-reliant frontiersman typically served as a bridge between wild nature and community, often demonstrating that for all the gains civilization brought, something noble and pure was being lost.

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The film began production in early 1999 with scenes in Los Angeles and Moscow, but it had to take an eight-month break while Hanks lost more than 40 pounds to give his character a gaunt look when he returned to civilization.

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