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...really magical being a twin," says Diana Evans, 33, from her West London home. "You just feel very special, like you're born with a best friend. It's this feeling of security. You get excited that you have this other person; you do things together, rather than on your own." The emotional bonds of twindom are at the heart of 26a (Chatto and Windus; 230 pages), Evans' compelling first novel. And yet, as Evans knows all too well, there can be a dark side to twin magic. Her twin sister, Paula, suffered from depression and committed suicide...
...company that once had a magic touch--creating the Walkman, Trinitron TV and PlayStation, among other breakthrough products--has run adrift in an age of increasing competition and digital convergence. Its core electronics business, which accounts for more than 60% of revenues (but lost $339 million last year), has been beset by successful competitors, ranging from Sharp televisions to Kodak digital cameras, in virtually all its product lines. Most humiliating: Sony lost its leadership in portable music players by failing to capitalize on the popularity of MP3 files--a gap that Apple's iPod has exploited masterfully. The company...
Cserny’s drive, pass fake, and lay-in was pretty, but it was even better with some guy screaming “It’s the Magic Man! The Magic...
...you’ve ever seen Ghost, you’re well aware of the magic of a pot rising from the skilled hands of a potter at her wheel. Sans Demi, the sight retains its mystique—even at the wheel of professional potter Rob Barnard...
With The Blanks, Long has been able to channel Beck’s performance magic into his life at Harvard. But the final product is a reflection of the group’s personal dynamic...