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...Ghosh also knows that there's no easy harmony when peoples and cultures mix. While writing Sea of Poppies, he scoured old dictionaries and almanacs and filled the novel with dizzying dialogues incorporating bastardized Hindustani and lascar words that he claims entered common English parlance in the 19th century. Each character talks with his or her own particular style and peculiar vocabulary. ("Just eat the bish, you gudda," one sailor scolds another. "He was only foozlowing.") The book offers no glossary and Ghosh offers no apology for the difficulties some readers may have. "The first aspect of India's reality...
...lunchtime hubbub featured a mix of Boloco first-timers and regulars...
...denied a touchdown and forced to settle for short, 29-yard field goals. Although junior kicker Patrick Long put the ball through the uprights with ease, settling for three after a first and goal from the four is hardly a satisfying cap to a lengthy drive. Trying to mix things up in the third quarter in the red zone, Murphy switched O’Hagan in behind center to try and cap off the eventual 64-yard drive with a touchdown. After running for eight yards on first down, O’Hagan dropped back and threw an interception right...
...keep moviegoers flocking to the cinema in these times of emptying wallets and waning summer days? Hollywood seems to think it has a surefire recipe with “Righteous Kill.” Take two aging but legendary actors of ye olde gangster cinema, mix in rappers, guns, and badges, add a healthy portion of serial-killer storyline, and top it off with a dash of cheap twist ending. But if I really wanted to draw out this clichéd food metaphor, this Al Pacino/Robert De Niro tag-team event would have to be more of a reheated...
Harvard’s stellar performance stemmed from an investment mix that stressed commodities—such as oil, metals, and food—over U.S. stocks, which have been in free fall for months...