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...Within a few nights of the Ice Dream, Roy and H.G. had accused every country (except Australia, of course) of cheating, mercilessly mocked ice dancing and run a poll on Prince Albert of Monaco. (You choose: The monarch is a) an awesome spunk, b) a fully sick goose, c) a dork or d) a tight, up-his-own-date dickhead.) They were also receiving some 2,000 emails per day, pulling in an awesome audience share in Australia of more than 40% - although, admittedly the nation's population is the same as that of New York State...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics 2010: On to Smiggin Holes! | 2/25/2002 | See Source »

...wonder Queen Elizabeth II has commissioned four photographic self-portraits to celebrate her golden anniversary as Britain's monarch; the picture of her scandal-plagued family, after all, isn't getting any prettier. Already viewed as somewhat of a rambunctious royal, PRINCE HARRY reportedly had a marijuana and alcohol problem. Last summer, according to the News of the World tabloid, Prince Charles ordered his younger son to spend a day with hardcore heroin addicts at a South London rehab center. It apparently was a ploy to scare the then 16-year-old Eton student straight; sources at St. James...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jan. 21, 2002 | 1/21/2002 | See Source »

...reports that an anonymous new novel 'The Fortified Castle,' which is drawing rave reviews in the Iraqi media, is in fact the second work of that coy romance novelist Saddam Hussein. His earlier effort 'Zabibah and the King,' about a torrid but noble romance between an embattled monarch and a brave married commoner, is due to be turned into a 20-part TV series. The new one has a war hero falling in love with a Kurdish refugee from Northern Iraq - presumably not one fleeing from his vicious bombing of Mosul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Media This Week | 12/21/2001 | See Source »

...after the King's address, Thaksin told reporters the monarch was speaking to the whole nation, not just him. Even before the speech, Thaksin's approval ratings were starting to slip, falling from a high of 72% in May to 52% in August, according to a poll by Bangkok's Assumption University. Pollsters said it hadn't fallen further because people don't see any alternative. That shouldn't lull Thaksin into thinking he can ignore the King's advice. Says Sem Pringpuangkaew, a Thaksin loyalist who organized the nationwide petition drive in support of the Prime Minister while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Royal Dressing-Down | 12/17/2001 | See Source »

...Winners QUEEN ELIZABETH II Monarch goes to The Full Monty and receives Jennifer Lopez. The throne hasn't seen that much booty since the days of Sir Francis Drake ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER The Terminator gets a California ski run named after him. Modeled after his career, it's a steep downward slope ending in a bottomless abyss "MR. McCHINA" U.K. entrepreneur beats McDonalds and is allowed to sell Chinese fast food as McChina. McGizzard Happy Meals come with a cheap toy Losers FABIEN BARTHEZ Sieve-like French goaltender may get butter brand named after him. The money will be handy when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Time | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

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