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...inspired by a very true story that happened in my husband’s family. He did have an aunt whose parents went to Shanghai and completely reinvented themselves. It was Hemingway who said all good fiction is autobiographical—I didn’t realize until the novel was finished how much...
Malcolm: If someone’s serious about getting published, never give up. From the time I started thinking about writing this novel to the time I saw it in print was 10 years, and that’s not an unusual story...
...music industry is full of novel personalities, stories and gimmicks, but the 26-year-old Hasidic reggae singer Matisyahu—who visited Harvard’s Chabad House on Sunday, February 13—is undoubtedly one of a kind. Before stepping onstage at the Avalon in front of a full house, Matisyahu dined with 40 Harvard students and fielded diverse questions about his faith and his music...
...little more than hip-hop with a British accent, doesn’t sound out of place. The relative conservatism of this song portrays grime as an evolving genre of its own, yet still indebted to hip-hop. That said, the performances are for the most part impressive and novel. Although grime has its roots in hip-hop, I would not be surprised if musicians like Dizzee Rascal (probably the most famous grime artist) continue to take this music far beyond the scope of contemporary rap. It is only a matter of time before some enterprising American producer waters down...
Director Michael Winterbottom’s (“Wonderland”) new film is an adaptation of an eighteenth century British novel, apparently well-known for being un-filmable. The novel is ostensibly Tristam telling his own life story, but he takes so many detours that the novel actually ends with his birth...