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...amid another cloistered group, young Mormons.) But Chadha and co-writer Paul Mayeda Berges seem less interested in explaining India's social conservatism than in larkishly mocking it, pinching the cheeks of the supporting characters until they blush into stereotype: the wedding-manic mother, the catty friend, the nouveau riche boor. A true Bollywood film is ever on the verge of tears; this one is giggling up its sleeve...
...book's particular pleasures is its caustic examination of the English and French culture clash. The wealthy Anglais who buy property in Normandy but never bother to interact with the natives, short of buying bread and cheese, are held up to scorn, as are the snobby nouveau riche native French who hold the English in contempt. (One point of criticism: the inconsistent style of leaving the French untranslated in some cases and fully translated in others becomes annoying...
Perhaps even more destructively, the attempt to reconcile the hedonistic lifestyle of the American nouveau riche with “authentic” ghetto nihilism has created impossible aspirations of “ghettofabulousness” for young people. In the fantasy world of the “ghettofabulous,” the empty pursuit of possessions and pleasure pathetically seeks to counteract a self-imposed degradation, while the reckless self-abandonment that occasionally bubbles to the surface is venerated as the highest expression of cultural authenticity...
...makes the rules. Those owners are assigned to committees charged with handling everything from labor, competition and broadcasting to finding a team for Los Angeles. It's a group that includes NFL rebel Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders, financial ciphers like Malcolm Glazer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, nouveau riche types like Daniel Snyder (Redskins) and old-school owners such as the Rooney (Steelers) and Mara (Giants) families...
It’s not nouveau cuisine, but it’s not bad either: Smith & Wollensky is ultimately about serving up the basics in black-tie. The service is exceptional, the portion sizes are not to be sneezed at and there’s no skimping on quality ingredients. What proves the most enticing element of the evening, however, is the experience of it all. Polishing off the last of an excellent house red, I am loath to leave my place amongst the men in suits, under the watchful eye of a moose-head, by the warmth...