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...London named Alistair. Parts of it are smartly observed, but structurally Poon draws too crude a contrast between London and Singapore to power her plot of a young man's journey of self-discovery. Alistair's parents are caricatured embodiments of lowbrow, materialist Asia. Because she uses the abbreviation k to denote a thousand, we are asked to believe that Alistair's mother has "a barbaric attitude towards money - reducing something vast to a small, inconsequential syllable." His father makes bawdy comments about the breasts of "these Western women" while Alistair, rather prissily, feels his ears burn. London...
...support Barack Obama will sulk and stay home if Hillary Clinton is nominated. What does he think we women feel? Although millions of us are angry that Obama couldn't wait four more years, we are not unwise enough to sulk, stay home or vote for John McCain. Cecilie K. Bodnar, CANANDAIGUA...
...based on the well-known “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen—was disappointing. The song featured amusing lines such as “China Garden has only moo-shoo pork for me,” but the acting and singing skills of Jonathan K. Tam ’10 and Ilan J. Caplan ’10 drew the most laughter. Tam, in particular, stood out—not only because he was the sole Asian in a predominantly white, Jewish cast. His renditions of “Ten Copecks” had the audience...
...much hasn't changed. Even with prices falling, Americans still view their homes as financial instruments, not just places to live. Where else are they going to make their money? 401(k)s? Not likely--the stock market is down, thanks to the credit misfortunes in the housing market. Work? Ha! The New York Times reported recently that the economy is concluding its first long-term expansion in which the average American's postinflation income actually decreased. Jobs are declining, but many homeowners can't move to cities with better prospects because they can't sell their homes...
CLARIFICATION: The April 10 news story, "Student Entrepreneurs Get Lift, Prize Money" did not include the names of both of the creators of UniThrive. The non-profit peer-to-peer lending organization was created by Nimay K. Mehta ’09 and Joshua Kushner...