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...what she's really exultant about is the growing number of comments on her blog. She has followers, the contemporary dream. After the New York Times's Amanda Hesser writes about her, Julie returns home to 65 messages from assorted agents, publishers and reporters and delightedly tells Eric, "I'm going to be a writer!" By then we know her ambition well enough to be surprised she's not crowing, "I'm going to be famous...
...m horrified to think that this is the way the parents of some of my friends will find out.' OR GIL, 16, who was injured in a shooting at a center for gay youth in Tel Aviv; two people were killed and 11 others wounded in the Aug. 1 attack...
...quoting "Madoff insiders" for banal details, such as that Madoff liked expensive suits, in order to raise the level of suspense. But Oppenheimer can be good at the juicy quote too. One victim told him, "What were we going to do--call up Bernie and tell him, 'God, I'm making too much money. What's going on?'" Or the small detail. If you're in the market for a description of Madoff's opulent walk-in closet or the tidbit that his mother wouldn't buy him Keds, then Oppenheimer is your...
...India's rise on the global stage, women too, are prospering. This makes them reluctant to quit high-paying jobs in their home cities in India and move to the West, where they are unlikely to get working visas or jobs, at least for the first few years. "I'm a very career- oriented girl, so I can't just leave and sit at home for a year" says Gupta. "I want to work and I want to focus on my career. These things matter." Amar likens arranging marriages to shopping for food. "It's like a department store...
...Lengsfeld says she bought the rights to the saucy Merkel shot but didn't ask for the Chancellor's permission before using it on the posters. "I know Mrs. Merkel, and I know that she's got a sense of humor," she tells TIME. "I'm sure she'll be amused." But some Germans aren't finding it so funny. Lengsfeld's critics - some even in her own party - accuse her of stooping too low to get votes, saying a female politician should find a better way to get her point across than flashing her plunging neckline. "We're focusing...