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...Scarpia’s treachery: what Scarpia had assured her would be a mock execution proves to be all too real, resulting in Cavaradossi’s death by firing squad. Officers (in this production, blackshirts) come to arrest Tosca, but she kills herself before she can be taken??dragging the Fascist banner down with...
...have-a-girlfriend-back-home” excuse can sometimes backfire, as happened in Kogo in the south of the country last weekend. Suffering the usual barrage of offers and cat-calling to nearby females, I confidently apologized with my “already-taken?? status. The men I was with simply replied, “So what?” I went on to explain that in America, it is not considered appropriate to cheat on one’s significant other (explaining the concept of “cheating” is another long story). This...
...Contrary to what many may believe, “Journey to Mecca” is not a documentary. Despite the note that much of its publicity has taken??emphasizing the inclusion of unprecedented footage of the modern Hajj, and invoking National Geographic as its chief patron—there is little about the film that aspires to an insightful portrayal of actual events. Instead, viewers are subjected to skeletal dramatic summary of the first voyage of Ibn Battuta, a Berber from 12th-century Tangiers, whose journal chronicles a lifetime of travel the scale of which outstrips the expeditions...
...Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went on the air, bemoaning those lost and simultaneously pointing across the border in blame. In assuming a hard line, the Prime Minister made the rather dire pronouncement that “there would be a cost if suitable measures are not taken?? by India’s neighbors to curb such attacks. The rage of Mumbaikars and Indians in general is understandable. This crime against humanity in Mumbai has shaken India, its neighbors, and its friends. However, it would be a greater tragedy if we let this act of terrorism wash away years...
...week later, we remain in our rooms, our study cards still blank, the fifty dollar fines accumulating. If anyone knows some good classes to take, please e-mail us. But don’t bother if the courses are in Women, Gender and Sexuality. We’ve already taken??and aced—all of those...