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Letters From Mumbai

The Expat’s New Clothes

Living in a region where you dress differently from everyone else, you begin to notice the little things. Our woman in Mumbai, JIL WHEELER, undergoes an education in Indian fashion. (Letters From Mumbai | October 6, 2009)

It’s Like This, Only

Language in Mumbai can be tricky for newcomers, especially foreigners trying to hail taxis. Becoming the worst sort of American, JIL WHEELER does the needful itself. (Letters From Mumbai | May 28, 2009)

The Mumbai Limited

Middle-class life in India requires two wheels. Our local correspondent JIL WHEELER adapts to rage on the road and learns about purchasing underwear while commuting. (Letters From Mumbai | April 7, 2009)

Not Just Jazz by the Bay

Two months since the Mumbai attacks, the city is numb and rumors breed wildly. Our reporter in India’s financial capital, JIL WHEELER, reports on house parties, police lines, and the threatened market for roti rolls. (Letters From Mumbai | February 3, 2009)

Big B Gets a Bellyache

In Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan is a big deal. When his tummy has troubles, so do Indian cinema and all of its star-crazed fans. JIL WHEELER reports on movie-going in Mumbai. (Letters From Mumbai | November 7, 2008)

Ask the Sexpert

Among India’s treasures, the Mumbai Mirror’s Sexpert column stands apart, advising modern Indians on the confusing sexual issues of our time, like why the foot lacks the vagina’s power. JIL WHEELER reports from the subcontinent. (Letters From Mumbai | September 24, 2008)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Test Post

Rather than shopping or a pottery workshop, blogging shows promise as a fun, “couple-y” activity. THE GOLEM writes the entry that took a thousand years.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

Question, Questions, Questions?

Padgett Powell's bebop solo of a book is 164 pages of interrogatory--that's right, questions.

INFINITE SUMMER

Dracula

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