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...Graft Italian-Style Peter Gumbel's "Land Without Shame" [Oct. 10] argued that Italy is mired in corruption and that "a corrosive mindset has crept into Italy's political and business culture over the past decade." That is no surprise to Italians. Italy has always been a country where corruption is part of our daily life. It takes a payoff to get a job, a better hospital room, an account with a public utility or even a funeral. Sometimes such payments surface and become a scandal. Few try to fight corruption; most just accept it and learn to manage...
...Italian living in France. I love Italy, and I am sad about what is happening there. It takes a non-Italian writer and magazine to report on things as they are in Italy, because who in the world would have the courage to call his country a "Land Without Shame" - or honor or heart? There is, however, plenty of material evidence that things are not so terrific in other countries either. But somehow finger pointing has always been easier than self-criticism, and shameful, despicable things always seem to happen elsewhere. Antonio Andriollo Grasse, France...
...seems secondary to the fact that he is peeing with an erection, which everyone knows is impossible. But while I would never put it past R to achieve the impossible, the real lesson was that the haters will always hate. As sexual scandal petered out, new rumors and public shaming rose to the surface. In 2004, Kelly had the humility to admit that he is too talented to read and write: “For the record, R Kelly is not the best at reading and writing. I don’t have no shame in saying that...
...terrorists to be eradicated, there must be cooperation from the communities they shame. Politicians tell us Muslims in Australia are as peaceful and law-abiding as any other group, but behave as though they don't quite believe it. Those on the outside have been suspicious of Australian Muslims, and slow to engage them; they have been slow to draw new police officers and intelligence agents from among them. That oversight will take a long time to correct. But the prospect of attracting Muslim recruits will be fatally diminished if they can be persuaded that the country's democratic principles...
...Indian films are like no other: a churning blend of epic conflict and cootchy choreography, of Sergio Leone and Vincente Minnelli ... This is the world's busiest movie industry. IN BOMBAY THEY CALL IT BOLLYWOOD, AND IT PUTS HOLLYWOOD TO SHAME: MORE THAN 700 FILMS A YEAR (ROUGHLY THREE TIMES THE NUMBER PRODUCED BY THE MAJOR HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS) in the nation's 16 official languages ... Western viewers expecting the delicate art films of Satyajit Ray will be in for a pleasant shock. Most Indian films are closer to the populist energy and intimate audience connection of Hong Kong films...