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...clear, in other words, that subtlety isn’t the point. Instead, as the preparations for an arranged marriage between two wealthy New Delhi families unfold, we engage in the heady rush towards the cosmopolitanism which India’s burgeoning middle classes have so eagerly embraced. Mira Nair ’79 of Salaam Bombay and Mississipi Masala fame has often been criticized for selling Indian poverty in documentary form to the West. Monsoon Wedding represents a stark departure from these previous features. Making little or no attempt to represent income disparities, it instead celebrates the joys...
McGahern is one of Ireland’s most prominent contemporary writers, claiming an accompanying slew of awards and visiting fellowships. Most of his novels unfold in Irish villages, the sort of quiet rural places where one generation stays and tends the farm while the children leave to make a life in a faraway city. Don’t expect quaintness though: the villages are as modern-minded as Dublin or London. There is a lot of “post-” to the small lakeside village of By the Lake: post-World War II, post-migration, post...
...desperately to cross a “checkpoint” to bring her sick baby to the hospital. The woman wept and pleaded, but the stolid soldier would not acquiesce. Oddly enough, I did not witness this encounter in the West Bank or Gaza. I watched this disturbing scene unfold in Harvard Square...
Sound overly cynical? Perhaps. But none of this is to say that gossip is a bad thing. This Valentine’s Day, make sure to get your entertainment by watching the complex personal interactions unfold, and, in case you’re wondering, I’m one of the best listeners around. As my mother always taught me, if you don’t have anything nice to say, sit right next...
...Sept. 11, I stayed home and watched the horrific events unfold on television. I saw that while President Bush, the most powerful, well-guarded man in the world, flew west to safety, Rudy Giuliani was the face of the U.S., keeping the nation and the world updated throughout that terrible day. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, for your unparalleled leadership during the crisis. And please remember that we in Minnesota will be looking for a new Governor soon. DEBORAH YBARRA Andover, Minn...