Amitava Kumar is the author of several books, including Husband of a Fanatic. He is a Professor of English at Vassar College.

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On Susan Boyle

1 Comments | Posted April 23, 2009 | 05:03 PM (EST)


One hundred million and counting. Every day the count goes up by a few million. On one link alone on YouTube, the clip has been viewed 40,187,032 times at the time of this writing.

"My name is Susan Boyle..." When the clip begins, we watch a stout, frumpy...

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Nothing Is Beautiful Unless it Is Serious

Posted December 16, 2008 | 05:20 PM (EST)


On 'The Seagull' starring Kristin Scott Thomas
The play runs till December 21

Just before I left home, I discovered that I couldn't find my eyeglasses. I was on my way to the Walter Kerr Theater to watch Chekhov's The Seagull. On the train, I kept thinking...

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