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...lovers of English-language books, Jakarta has to be one of the most frustrating cities on Earth. The selection is atrocious (understandable in a former Dutch colony that has more than 350 languages and dialects of its own to cater to), and if you do manage to strike gold, chances are you won't be able to flip through your selections because they will be shrink-wrapped. But all that looks set to change with the success of Aksara (www.aksara.com). The independent bookseller is zeroing in on the niche markets of Jakarta's middle classes and catering to tastes once...
...lovers of English-language books, Jakarta has to be one of the most frustrating cities on Earth. The selection is atrocious (understandable in a former Dutch colony that has more than 350 languages and dialects of its own to cater to), and if you do manage to strike gold, chances are you won't be able to flip through your selections because they will be shrink-wrapped. But all that looks set to change with the success of Aksara (www.aksara.com). The independent bookseller is zeroing in on the niche markets of Jakarta's middle classes and catering to tastes once...
...suburb of San Francisco whose life changed drastically when his father became Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s top spokesman. Harvard Book Store. 6:30 p.m. (DJH)Tuesday, Nov. 1The Go! Team. Forget everything you know about the band from their modern classic “Thunder Lightning Strike!” when you go their live shows; bootlegs reveal a much more significant presence of frontwoman MC Ninja. Openers are the Grates and Airborn Audio. Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 7 p.m. $16.50. (BBC)Sam Calef. This acoustic-based band can be compared to Dave Matthews...
Nicholas D.J. Henderson ’06 House: Currier Concentration: Philosophy Style Idol: David Beckham My style in three words: Cobain meets Gatsby. My style in one sentence: I like to mix the formal and the alternative to strike the optimal Zen balance between order and chaos. In 15 minutes I am wearing: A tuxedo. In 15 years I am wearing: A bathrobe...
...scenes in the film), features a three-way between Morris, Collins, and Maureen in which Collins’s attraction to Morris becomes apparent and Maureen gains some blackmail material. It seems that the central motivations for all the characters ought to hinge on that scene; however, rather than strike a deeper psychological chord or provide a plot twist, the scene ends up only tangential to the resolution of the film. As a duo, Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth both do well with the characterizations they’re given. Firth in particular excels playing against type as a manipulative...