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...with a couple of girlfriends at 3 a.m. and proceeded to sit on a red leather couch in front of a marble fireplace eating massive pieces of freshly baked carrot cake. The kicker was when a man in a tuxedo approached us and asked in his most proper British accent if we would like anything to drink...
...setting out, and is now home in Sri Lanka, radioed the Torgelow, a sister ship that was carrying tea and coffee for Somali traders as well as food and oil for the Semlow. But instead of hearing the captain's voice on the radio, Mahalingam heard a familiar Somali accent. The pirates had their next catch...
...Algiers, to be precise) sounds more like a weak joke than the convening of kindred spirits. Circumstances don’t help, either–the room is noisy, and I have to lean forward and ask for frequent repetitions to understand Hollinghurst’s Oxonian accent and quiet, rapid delivery.His opinion of my dubious comprehension, as well as his passion for precision and le mot juste, quickly becomes apparent. After describing his writing process as “putting on the veil,” Hollinghurst explains that he does not literally wear a veil, but only metaphorically...
...success in America has eluded him. On “Intensive Care,” Williams eschews the dancehall crowd-pleasure of his moderately popular 2000 single, “Rock DJ,” for more serious fare. With his high-pitched voice and British accent, Williams has always been the thinking woman’s musical crush. His latest effort takes him away from the dance floor, and his intellectualism has never sounded better. The album is a showcase for Williams’ inner Chris Martin, but it preserves his dirtier sense of humor; Williams isn?...
Among those who have taken to the stage is self-employed life coach Cary Bayer, 52. He performs in the guise of the 4,000-year-old Wise Guy Swami, who offers the audience proverbs and jokes in an Indian accent ("Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach him to fish, give him a lifetime of body odor"). Bayer, who wrote sketch comedy years ago and studied meditation with an Indian guru, found in his late 40s that he could crack up people at parties with his swami witticisms. He took a chance on open-mike...