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...legendary scoop in TIME circles. Jordan recalled last week that the first tip that the next pope might be Wojtyla did not come from on high, but was given to correspondent Roland Flamini by the young owner of a small Catholic book store. But back then, without a press blackout, they could at least run the name by a Cardinal or two. This year, we won't be making predictions in the magazine, but tune in tomorrow on TIME.COM for my top 10 papal candidates...
...BLACKOUT by Robert Barnard Scribners; 182 pages...
...through the customary British variations: the stories involving academic life, the publishing world, the news media, stately homes, ancient titles, the royal family and the down-and-out. The only consistent elements in his novels have been precise perceptions and a larkish sense of humor. In Out of the Blackout, Barnard finds unlikely vitality in one of the most overworked subgenres: the story of an adopted child who sifts through the embers of his past in search of a sense of self, only to uncover a murder and undertake a kind of revenge...
...County Ice Teas by the pool and spiked lattes in the student lounge? We could easily have added another category to this list above. Episodes in which Marisa loved the bottle: tremendous. Ultimately, getting with “DJ” was nowhere near as cool as mixing a blackout cocktail of tequila and pain killers...
...Thanks a lot Zach, you huge pussy. We made up a new game for Season 2 in which you drink every time there is a gimmicky plot twist, a character who acts despicably out of character, or Lindsay plays her stupid oboe. Needless to say, we got blackout...