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...more about how Hamas' terror attacks affect Israelis and less about how Palestinians are affected by the incursions of Israeli armed forces. The coverage of international news on cnn and Fox often consists of video clips that are the equivalent of "Around the World in 80 Seconds." Faisal Siddiqui Bombay...
...gardens still grace half-timbered houses with names like All in All and Fernside, and horse-drawn victorias recall a gaslighted London. The town's central clock tolls with the exact chime of Big Ben, and the local rest house, formerly the chummery, or bachelor's quarters, of the Bombay-Burma Trading Co., still serves roast beef each night at 7 sharp. An old porter asks a visitor where he lives. England, comes the answer. "Rule Britannia," intones the man without a trace of irony. "Britannia rules the waves...
...Straus A. A neighbor dared him to attend the first meeting of introductory Urdu-Hindi—the language most commonly spoken on the Indian subcontinent. He ended up taking three years of the language to get a citation, which led him to accept a post-graduation gig in Bombay, India. He will study film and assist in tsunami relief there...
...sister—would respond to their blossoming romance, and so they took things slowly. They first held hands under a Costa Rican sunset during spring break of Mr. Murray’s freshman year. A few months later they had their first official public date: dinner at Bombay Club before the Lowell House formal...
After Ms. Music’s final college exam, Mr. Murray presented her with his grandmother’s engagement ring at the Bombay Club, the site of their first official date together. He had already received her parents’ approval, after e-mailing them in Spanish (a language he had just started learning at the start of the semester). When she accepted, he showed her the e-mail. “It was very sweet to see my mother’s words,” Ms. Music says. “Amara was also super happy because...