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...last half of the 20th century brought a remarkable shift in the center of gravity of English writing. So much of the new, best stuff was coming from what once had been the periphery of Empire: from Africa, India, the Caribbean, New Zealand, Australia. Naipaul's work was a major part of this process, as was that of an earlier Nobelist, the Australian Patrick White. Naipaul wrote with piercing insight and even tenderness about ignored areas of experience (lower-middle-class Trinidadian life, for instance, in A House for Mr. Biswas, 1961). What was more, when he decided to leave...
...Harvard lightweights came away satisfied, though with less success in the Lightweight Eight event. The first lightweight boat, under Charles River Rowing Association, finished in seventh with 15:13.93 while the second boat finished in 20th place out of 20 boats in 16:58.43 after receiving a one-minute penalty...
...rebuilt the city in their work, from Herman Melville to Ralph Ellison to Jay McInerney, from the songwriters of Tin Pan Alley to current-day Big Apple hip-hoppers like Nas and Jay-Z. Some works help more than just artistic rebuilding, like the one taking place on October 20th at Madison Square Garden, where former Beatle Paul McCartney will headline "The Concert for New York City," an all-star musical celebration of the city (Elton John, Mick Jagger, Marc Anthony and David Bowie are also scheduled to perform). Pianist Thelonious Monk once said "Jazz is New York...
...compositions, especially shining in the titular rapid-fire opening number. If her acting is not ideally nuanced, she never strikes a false note, and her powerful voice and lush tones are a delight. She is even better in act two as Marie, the aged grandmother of the 20th century George, who serenely mesmerizes with “Children and Art,” a simple, almost lullaby-like song, that discusses the only worthwhile things for a person to leave behind...
...shaped by a wave of kings and princes who crossed from Java to Bali about 700 years ago to escape the invading Muslims. They set up their kingdoms in Bali and then defended their turf so fiercely that even the Dutch did not bother to subjugate them until the 20th century...