Word: tian
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...Victor Hugo?s famous set pieces - the Bishop?s Chris-tian grace, the trial that sends Valjean back to prison, his haggling with the inn-keeper to win Cosette?s freedom, the final confrontation with Javert and his last words to his adopted daughter - all are realized with an enthralling depth and immediacy. "Purely as a professional achievement, this is breathtaking," writes Simon Callow, in "Orson Welles: The Road to Xanadu," a biography that contains the most detailed analysis I?ve found of the radio work. "Welles at twenty-two produced a show that could rival any by the most...
...underground mall at Taipei's famous Hsing-tian Temple hosts an odd collection of closet-sized rooms. Inside, under sterile fluorescent lights, perch several young Japanese women on low wooden stools, patiently waiting to have their fortunes told. Each is spending $60-150 for a session lasting less than a half hour but they insist that the predictions and advice - details on marriage, future children and career advancement - are worth every penny. "The Chinese fortune tellers are more accurate," says one of the Japanese tourists. That's a reputation worth cultivating. According to one fortune teller, a third...
...when dealing with Japanese tourists. Despite the increase in Japanese backpackers and solo travelers, many in the industry still view holidaymakers from Japan as either rich, clueless shopaholic shutterbugs with a penchant for endless golf or repressed salarymen looking for illicit sex. And, like the fortune tellers at Hsing-tian Temple, Asians have learned that catering to Japanese tastes is far more lucrative than hosting any other group...
...yourself. The table tennis team holds open hours Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:00 p.m. and, to kickoff the weekend, Fridays 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the MAC mezzanine. To knock around the old shuttlecock with the badminton team, e-mail the new team president Ye Tian at tian@fas.harvard.edu...