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...self-proclaimed defenders of India's image have spent the past few weeks reciting what has become a rather predictable litany of sins committed by the film - that it is voyeuristic "poverty porn," that it is implausible and hackneyed, that it's a Western vision of India in which there is nothing but misery, filth and violence. (Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger, which won last year's Man Booker literary prize, generated a similar round of complaints...
...tune fades out, he lets loose another of his famous "Oh-oh-ohs," and it's hard not to hear an echo of his closing blast on "With or Without You" but in a minor key. U2 has clearly found itself stuck in a very strange moment of self-reckoning. And a great band's horizon has never looked so close...
...Dalai Lama to acknowledge that he has failed. For all his success in keeping the issue of Tibet on the world stage, this has not made and will not make one iota of difference to Beijing. His government-in-exile has always insisted on discussions about such matters as self-rule. Now it is time for one final, bold stroke: an announcement that the Dalai Lama is willing to return without any preconditions. Though Beijing has said it would accept him back on those terms, it is possible that the Chinese leadership--mindful of the return of exiles like...
...Paris to hang on to the largest slice of a global tourism pie valued at nearly $900 billion. To that end, Paris is rolling out a campaign introducing new quality standards for businesses serving tourists, the goal being to get Parisians to act with greater hospitality out of economic self-interest (since go-out-of-your-way kindness to strangers is not, shall we say, a particular Parisian strength). Tourism boards have set up information and hospitality offices at airports and throughout metro Paris. To address the looming shortfall of hotel rooms, the municipality plans to add 7,500 rooms...
...wildly exceeded my expectations,” Sawyer said, adding that business has been so busy that she can barely keep up. Weirdo’s entrance to the market has been welcomed by both customers and other business owners. Weirdo Records customer Jason Tetreault—a self-described “vinyl junkie” who has frequented Boston music stores throughout his life—said that he was impressed by the new store. “Just from looking at the stuff, I’m blown away,” said Tetreault...