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...Recently, she's been quietly putting her own life back together. A single mother, she's raising her son Jake, 10, and daughter Roisin, 1, and taking college courses about her native Ireland. The new, more introspective O'Connor, 30, is now touring the U.S. to promote Gospel Oak, her graceful six-song mini-album. She spoke with TIME's Christopher John Farley on the phone from London before the tour began...
...Connor: I always had in mind that once I got to 30, I would be able to leave it behind. Which is partly what I Am Enough for Myself [a song on Gospel Oak] is about. I'm definitely getting to the stage of leaving it behind. I can't even remember quite a lot of it now, which is really good...
...stage of London's new Globe theater, a remarkable replica of Shakespeare's original "wooden O." Located on the south bank of the Thames only a tuppence's throw from the site of the original, the new Globe is relentlessly authentic, from its brick plinth foundation and English oak beams right up to its thatched roof, which opens to the sky, and maybe the rain, in the center. But the Globe is more than just the ultimate theme park for Shakespeare fanatics. It is also the arena for a fresh and fascinating style of Shakespeare performance...
JOHN CROYLE, 46, GADSDEN, ALA.; Founder of Big Oak Ranch...
McDonald's store owners have always paid a steep price for access to burger riches: they can operate no other businesses, they have no exclusive territories, and they generally take orders from headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill. Franchisees own nothing other than a 20-year agreement, renewable at the company's option, to equip and run a restaurant in return for 12.5% off the top in royalty and rent. (The rates can be higher for some sites.) They spend a minimum of 4% of sales for marketing. Last year McDonald's got $1.8 billion from its U.S. franchisees...