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Iain Pears' The Dream of Scipio (Riverhead; 398 pages) ticks along at a slower, statelier pace, more like a grandfather clock. Set in Provence, it tells three stories from three eras that unfold in parallel: a 5th century Roman sophisticate faces the fall of his empire; a Renaissance man stares down the Black Death; and a French classicist watches as his country is overrun by the Germans in World War II. The thread connecting these three men is an ancient philosophical manuscript that each man encounters, but the real bond among them is that they face a common paradox. Civilization...
...house was packed, 12,000 strong, for the fourth annual Bollywood Awards. At the food kiosks in the lobby, patrons lined up for jalebi, aloo vada and samosa chole. Onstage, Indian TV chat maven Ruby Bhatia provided hyperbolic introductions ("His immense talent is about to unfold on this very stage!") to a dozen or so Indian musical acts that whipped the crowd into a cheerful frenzy. And subcontinental film celebrities came by to accept awards in such categories as Best Villain, Best Comic and Most Sensational Female...
...house was packed, 12,000 strong, for the fourth annual Bollywood Awards. At the food kiosks in the lobby, patrons lined up for jalebi, aloo vada and samosa chole. Onstage, Indian TV chat maven Ruby Bhatia provided hyperbolic introductions ("His immense talent is about to unfold on this very stage!") to a dozen or so Indian musical acts that whipped the crowd into a cheerful frenzy. And subcontinental film celebrities came by to accept awards in such categories as Best Villain, Best Comic and Most Sensational Female...
Chen used to let his evenings unfold in the corners of Shanghai's cheapest bars. He was content with his Sprite-and-beer shandies and a stack of car magazines to keep him company. But last September, the 20-year-old engineering major decided to break with routine. He bypassed his usual watering hole and climbed a narrow staircase to a windowless room. There, too, the men were sitting alone, obscured by clouds of cheap cigarette smoke. Chen had found a new hangout. In late May, he spent 32 hours straight in the illegal Internet caf?, working his way through...
...best part about living in Cambridge for the summer has just got to be all the exciting news stories that unfold right before one’s eyes on an almost daily basis. For those who do not have the pleasure of being here to witness the action firsthand, here is a brief digest of what has transpired on campus in the steamy midsummer days and nights of June and July...