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...Snork Maiden, is seduced by a toothy film star. But then the hattifatteners appear - mute, sock-like animals that grow from seeds and chase after electric storms. There's the discovery of a chestful of swearwords (they have legs) and, at one point, the gentle Moomin is forced by hunger to kill and roast a wild pig. Here is where Jansson's weird but true world begins; where fear, loneliness and insecurity are banished by love and the force of imagination. - By Michael Brunton

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Best | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

...tactics. Teng Biao, a lecturer at the China University of Political Science and Law, says Gao's willingness to push the envelope has widened the space "for other more moderate lawyers to become more vocal." But Mo Shaoping, a veteran defense lawyer, says Gao's political activities-such as hunger striking and signing petitions-may have spooked the authorities into tightening restrictions. Like many in the field, Mo is both a philosophical and tactical gradualist. "If you want to cook a frog, you can't just throw it into boiling water," he says. "If you do that, it just flies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Quest for Justice | 12/11/2006 | See Source »

USDA ANNUAL REPORT, replacing hunger with this phrase to describe the experience of 4.4 million Americans; a USDA sociologist said hunger is not a scientifically quantifiable term...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Dec. 4, 2006 | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...tape that has caused a scandal in conservative Tehran. Ebrahimi claims the tape was fabricated by her ex-fiancé, who faces up to three years in jail if convicted of making and distributing it "Very low food security" U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANNUAL REPORT, replacing hunger with this phrase to describe the experience of 4.4 million Americans; a sociologist for the department said hunger is not a scientifically quantifiable term

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...setting the tone with their level of intensity, and we had to respond,” Lehigh coach Billy Taylor said. “In the second half, we came out and played at a much higher intensity level. It got us back into the game, the hunger and passion that we showed.”Harvard responded with a layup from Cusworth, who completed a three-point play on the next possession after he was fouled while draining a long jumper with the shot clock expiring. On Lehigh’s next trip, Crimson senior forward Brian Darcy blocked...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Early Lead Proves Enough for Victory | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

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