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...lion cub from London's upscale department store Harrods - which, at the time, traded in exotic animals - and brought him to live in their Chelsea furniture store in the heart of Swinging London. Christian lived in the store, aptly named Sophisticat, for five months. He played well with children, was litter-trained, and only ruined the store's furniture by accident. But even the most domesticated lion is still too wild for London, so Bourke and Rendall embarked on the long, arduous task of rehabilitating their oversized housecat into the wild. With the help of lion expert George Adamson, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Lion Called Christian: Two Men and A Cat | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

...living in London: "Late in the afternoon, Christian would sit regally on the furniture in the shop window, in the spotlight and watch the activities of the World's End. He was the star attraction, and the people, particularly children, loved him and were very proud of him. He seemed to belong to all of them. In the window he drew appreciative crowds of regular admirers or astonished newcomers. These were happy hours. If there were too many people and his view was obscured, he simply changed windows. Several motorists, seeing Christian unselfconsciously displaying himself, bumped into the cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Lion Called Christian: Two Men and A Cat | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

...hullabaloo over Brüno isn't so much a debate over artistic integrity or the protection of children's sensibilities as it is early ballyhoo for the DVD edition. You'll most likely see a slightly sanitized version of the movie when it opens in July. Then, when the digital version comes out in October, you can watch Sacha Baron Cohen apparently have anal sex with a man on camera. Commerce and art - or, if you will, propriety and obscenity - will be neatly served, one on the big screen, the other on the small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sacha Baron Cohen and the Censors: Will Brüno Be NC-17? | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

...time, donating her eggs to an infertile couple seemed like the perfect solution for Marilyn Drake's money troubles. A single donation helped her finance her divorce. Then she did it four more times over the course of two years, as she struggled to raise two children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Egg Donations Mount, So Do Health Concerns | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

Many people go to the International Movement of Soldiers' Mothers to find out how to prevent their children from getting drafted. "For some people it works to register at a different address, or stay at a relative's house when the military inspectors come around," says Tatiana Kuznetsova, who runs the Movement, "We always suggest to go to the doctor" who might then be able to find some physical reason to qualify for exemption from service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Dodge the Draft in Russia | 3/30/2009 | See Source »

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