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...might expect of an accomplished playwright, has a pitch-perfect ear for dialogue and a gift for dramatic scene setting. Some of his satirical barbs carry unforgettable sting, such as an episode in which Caracera tries to wrest Blueboy, the child whore, from the clutches of an American pederast who is spoon-feeding him ice cream at a sidewalk restaurant. Caracera's discomfort in the situation is presented exquisitely, leading him to ask the same questions about his own motives as have been nagging the reader...
...it’s nostalgia or, more likely, the product of obliviousness in my younger days, but Red Sox fans weren’t always this way. Sure, they were never cute or cuddly, and their collective accent has always registered as foreign and plebeian to the New York ear, but those differences never seemed to constitute an unbridgeable...
...just think there's a William Hung in every one of us." KELVIN SIM, 23-year-old contestant on Singapore's version of American Idol, referring to the Hong Kong-born engineering student who turned failure on the U.S. show into an ear-curdling singing career...
...violence, where he watches old men smoke opium and prostitutes while away the afternoon waiting for business. Afterward, his guide, a young Triad member named Lau, gestures toward a pig in a nearby butcher shop. "A man in a pair of bloodied shorts stepped up to it, grabbed one ear and yanked it back," writes Booth. "The pig squealed, an eerie, unearthly sound. The butcher ran a sharp knife under its neck and slit its throat, stepping smartly backwards. The pig fell on its side, thrashing about and gurgling obscenely. Blood sprayed from its neck. Lau put his hands...
...governmental organization that “focuses on protecting the human rights of disadvantaged groups in China—farmers, migrant workers, and petitioners seeking for justice, among others,” EAR planned to host a discussion forum centered on “the controversies and difficulties surrounding the issue of village self-governance,” according to a press release issued by EAR...