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...times seemingly move on their own; folding chairs and a hand-held fan are transformed into a moving car; a transvestite lounge seamlessly becomes an opera house. As Reyes, Daniel Torres can be child-like, cunning, loving and manipulative. Donning a baseball cap and leather jacket, he also appear maniacal. The songs can be catchy and kitschy - "San Diego" and "Miami" both sung in three-part harmony by The Daddyos stood out in that way. Adding color to the dark storyline, Tony-Award winner Ken Page plays the flamboyant drag queen (and Greek chorus) Miss Stormy Weather, the larger-than...
...That two novels grappling with fundamentalism in India should appear at the same time is hardly surprising: dealing with sectarianism is among India's most pressing needs. With the country's politicians failing to drive the debate, who can fault Indian writers for taking on the challenge? Nor is it a shock that both Davidar and Vassanji live abroad - distance often allows writers to see their homes more clearly than those still living there. The real surprise is that there are still people who moan that books about India written by expatriates and émigrés are less important...
...Kosovo's independence under any circumstances. "We're looking at a slow-motion train wreck," says Tomas Valasek, a Balkan specialist at the London-based Centre for European Reform. While a new war is unlikely, and there is a slim chance that a deal could be salvaged, the Balkans appear poised once again to reveal the stark limits of international diplomacy...
...demonstrators last week, most of the wide-eyed recruits obeyed orders. "Burma's military is a breed apart, and its biggest accomplishment is the sense of loyalty that it has bred," says Josef Silverstein, a Burma expert and professor emeritus at Rutgers University in New Jersey. "Few forces appear so unified...
...trust department until shortly before the birth of our second child. Simply put, I have worked both in the home and outside of the home, just as a vast majority of American women have. Thank you for letting me clear up these errors so they don't appear in print a third time...