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...cupboard is full again. Unlike when the virtually unknown Papa Wojtyla was elected 26 years ago, the 78-year-old German has been a major public presence here for more than two decades. And the Romans, and Italians more generally, will be the first to gauge how "Cardinale Ratzinger" will evolve into "Il Papa." His predecessor, who was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, won over many hearts the very first evening he spoke to the Piazza: "I will speak in your, OUR language," he toned to the faithful below. "And when I make a mistake, you will...
...rock star. "My writing style is quite minimalist on the surface, with hints of conflict or tension tucked away," he says. "That's something I have in common with classic Japanese settings. It's like a typical, old-fashioned Japanese house; it seems bare, but open a cupboard and all kinds of weird things come tumbling out." Weird things, indeed. In Never Let Me Go, teachers at an English boarding school in the late 1960s constantly tell the children that they are "special." Only trouble is, "special" has a very special meaning at this particular school. The children...
...team over the road. "Terminators coming in," he bellows as he goes inside, using the unit's name in a code to warn that friendly forces are entering. Inside they find Bellavia alive and on on the hunt. Upstairs he scans the bedrooms. An insurgent jumps out of the cupboard. Bellavia falls down and fires, spraying the man with bullets. At some point another insurgent drops out of the ceiling. Yet another runs to a window and makes for the garden. Bellavia hits him in the legs and lower back as he flees. When it's over, four insurgents...
...lend us some sugar, Cambridge; we are your neighbors. We’ll do our best to keep the cupboard fully stocked...
...lend us some sugar, Cambridge; we are your neighbors. We’ll do our best to keep the cupboard fully stocked...