Word: cosmopolitans
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Rand also points to a general worldliness, perhaps attributable to his upbringing. “His father was involved in foreign services,” notes Rand. “John had a cosmopolitan upbringing. His family was not particularly wealthy, but he had exposure to different countries and different cultures...
...These days, however, signs advertising rooms by the hour are fighting for space with those touting stylish bars, clubs and cosmopolitan restaurants. And the eclectic mix of styles is a surefire draw. Recently given a welcome face-lift, buildings lining downtown K.L.'s restored heritage rows boast soaring ceilings, wrought-iron balconies and timber balustrades. Some of these 1930s gems-in an Art Deco style adapted for the tropics-also have air wells open to the sky. "People are beginning to realize the past has value," says Lim Huck Chin, a conservation architect. "Going out now has a more human...
...districts, thanks to a combination of restored colonial architecture and hip nightlife. There's plenty of decadence to boot - Changkat Bukit Bintang doubles up as love-hotel central. These days, however, signs advertising rooms by the hour are fighting for space with those touting stylish bars, clubs and cosmopolitan restaurants. And the eclectic mix of styles is a surefire draw. Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort...
...Mosul's cosmopolitan character is also under attack. "The mosaic of Mosul is a miniature Iraq: Arabs, Kurds, Turkomans, Assyrian Christians, Nestorian Christians, Muslim Sunnis, Muslim Shi?ites, Yezidis and Armenians," says Sadi Ahmed Pire, the Mosul chief of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, one of Kurdish Iraq's two governing parties. By attacking this mosaic, he says, "the Syrians and the resistance are trying to create anarchy." Minority groups viewed as sympathetic to the Americans are particularly vulnerable. A Christian church was bombed in early August, and Christians have been among those murdered. Pire says he has survived several...
...leaves begin to brown, as seersucker makes way for camel-hair, and as cosmopolitan cocktails convert to classic cognacs, we reach many Harvard students’ favorite time of year—punch season...