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...Back in Chingeltei, Bayarsakhan crawls out of a sleeping bag on the floor of his shack one evening in late November. The cuts on his face have almost healed, and he looks younger tonight, dressed in sweatpants and a blue sweatshirt. His mood has improved, too. He's still not comfortable in the city, he says. For one thing, the coal smoke scratches his throat. But for the moment, he seems relaxed. Or perhaps just resigned...
...interacts with his cast and crew. On set, he's the least formal of lamas, sipping water out of a Sesame Street cup and expertly indulging his typically Bhutanese penchant for obscenely dirty jokes. "Most so-called rinpoches like myself are too perfect," he says, sitting outside the bamboo shack that has served as his home for the final month of shooting. "And when you have someone who's perfect up there, when you're looking at a so-called perfect being, it doesn't make you happy yourself. You think, 'Oh, I'm imperfect. He's perfect...
During his acting pursuit in L.A. after graduation, Halvorson plans to live in a shack with his 18-year-old brother. Steve “Spooky” Halvorson sums up his big brother with few words but much admiration: “I think he’s a man after God’s own heart. He’s got a lot of faith, and I love him dearly...
...cats around the southern Indian village of Bori Budruk cried out. To look a leopard in the eye is to be rendered mute with primitive, mind-numbing terror. Vilas Dattu Jadhav says his daughter's killer crept across a stubble field to the front of his one-room shack, leapt through the door, lifted Deepali off the floor by her neck and bounded into the sugarcane fields before he noticed. He was standing five meters away. The four-year-old never made a sound. Vilas says the silence is contagious. "My six-year-old, Rahul, he never leaves the house...
...rides on Santa Monica Pier and the bike path with hordes of Roller Bladers. A CULTURAL FIX: Bergamot Station, a former railway terminal that's now a hip arts center filled with galleries showing world-class artists and area favorites. A LOCAL TASTE: Chez Jay's, a funky beachside shack that has been serving seafood and burgers for decades. AN UNUSUAL SPORTS VENUE: The Fourth St. steps--from a bluff to a canyon near the beach, they're an aerobic workout and unlikely pickup spot