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...Lawrence J. Fava jumped into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. He was a middle-aged real estate dealer, and he was "frantic" about the losses he had suffered, according to his suicide note. He left the note on the Girard Avenue Bridge and then leapt into the dark, frigid water, according to a small item published that month in the New York Times. But Fava survived the fall, and he regretted his decision at once...
Highlight Reel: 1. Sunil Gangopadhyay on the country's thriving sex industry: "Sex workers are creatures of the dark. They exist in every society but are kept invisible. They are to be used, but not talked about." In ancient India, "if a woman was beautiful and talented; if she could sing, dance or converse intelligently, why should she waste her skills on one man alone? Why shouldn't a number of men enjoy her company? That is why a prostitute was called barnari or barangana - meaning public woman - and the source of her earnings was her skill in some performing...
...season when studios typically start unfurling their Oscar fare, the success of mindless chow like Beverly Hills Chihuahua may not bode well for more serious-minded films due in coming months. "Anything with a dark theme this fall, I'm questioning," says Mason. "People are rejecting war and politics as a subject...
...entrance. As soon as Hangen raised the baton, there was a palpable difference in the orchestra’s attentiveness. The musicians seemed to sit straighter in their chairs, and the audience waited silently. The brooding tone of the cellos in the prelude’s opening created a dark tension, with unresolved harmonies longing for fulfillment. Under Hangen’s direction, the orchestra members seemed to be more attentive to note quality and phrasing, and, for the first time that afternoon, a rich orchestral sound filled Sanders Theatre. With her long blond hair pulled back into...
...main index fell 7.72% amid economic news that the island state has slipped into recession for the first time since 2002. In a speech Friday, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong predicted a continued "rough ride" for Asia. "The world is caught up in a financial storm, and dark clouds fill the immediate horizon," Lee said to a meeting of Indian expatriates in Singapore...