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...Aswany acknowledges a literary debt to Mahfouz, in more ways than one. During a crisis of confidence in his 20s, he ran into Mahfouz at a hotel in Alexandria and received a three-hour pep talk from the master. Rejecting the Arab vogue for postmodernism, Al Aswany has stayed true to the Mahfouz tradition of social realism. And like Mahfouz, he has a gift for writing literary page turners that are endlessly discussed by café intellectuals while also being accessible to Egyptians who normally have more time for Al-Ahly, their favorite football team. "He is read everywhere," says...
...America: valets, chefs, croupiers, waiters, maids - all of whom made me realize how much easier it would be if every event I covered was attended only by people wearing name tags and uniforms signifying their occupations. And unlike in Iowa, these people were rowdier than kids at a pep rally before the game against their rival Texas football team. They screamed and chanted and - since this is Vegas and the ballroom had a stage - jumped up there to dance, chant and fake fight with each other. "This is awesome. The energy," said cocktail waitress Carey Archer, which - other than John...
...motifs of 2007—a year that was actually pretty depressing for Friedman-watchers! Without further ado… (5) Crushing Pessimism! Whoa, this one came out of nowhere! Granted, it didn’t pervade all of his columns—indeed, he remains the king of pep when it comes to the march of technology, especially when it’s green-colored. But check out his Sept. 19 column, about energy-gobbling cities like Doha and Dalian: “Hey, I’m really glad you switched to long-lasting compact fluorescent light bulbs...
...Austin, the kind of place where life revolves around the town square and the football field. The chamber of commerce Web site prominently displays a photograph of reddish brown cattle standing placidly in a pasture.During the three years she twirled with her high school marching band at games and pep rallies, Liles was a key component of the gridiron pageantry.“Friday nights just had this energy to them, where it’s just infectious,” she recalled. “It’s addictive.”She would flit across the field...
Viewers of last week’s democratic debate in Las Vegas, Nev. might be forgiven for thinking that they were witnessing a large pep rally. The show featured everything from a birthday wish to Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) from an audience member to a plea for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney from Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). Unfortunately, only those who tuned in for the second half of the show led by audience-members—and not journalists—were treated to a worthwhile debate. The event kicked off with the usual Sen. Hillary Rodham...