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...Arthur Bradford, a young and hip writer with a growing, young and hip following, has turned the likes of Zadie Smith and Dave Eggers into his groupies, as evidenced by the blurbs accompanying his debut collection of short stories, Dogwalker. Bradford, who is being presented as the cool new kid on the block, lives up to his hype with this hilariously irreverent, deceptively simple and decidedly cool collection of short stories...
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...Diana Ross sang God Bless America. Vanessa Williams, Rick Fox, Brandi and Spike Lee poured into the seats. There were certainly more black people in this tennis stadium than the last time sisters met for a majors final--in 1884, in pasty-white Victorian Wimbledon. It was appropriate that Arthur Ashe Stadium would be the site for the first duel between African Americans for a Grand Slam singles championship...
Hiring Hispanics for retail stores that serve other Hispanics is easy enough, but what about the esoteric world of consulting and accounting services? Arthur Andersen consultants used to be called Androids because of their white-bread interchangeability. No more, says Sandra Paiz Garcia, Experienced Manager in Andersen's Denver office who came to the company directly from university. Garcia reports that a growing number of prospective clients are demanding diverse professional teams. Recently, her office closed a deal with an organization that would hire only a culturally diverse consulting team...
...pirates' open and unpunished presence has led to accusations of complicity with the Indonesian security forces. "I don't think there is much doubt that they are involved," says ship security expert Trevor Hollingsbee. Arthur Bowring, director of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, has a different analysis. "Some small- scale military people may be involved. But there is a theory that the Indonesian government is tolerating or encouraging piracy to get aid for better boats and equipment," he says. "Certainly they don't seem to be doing anything to stop it." He proposes a draconian solution: sanctions against Jakarta. Meanwhile...