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...until he was 11 years old. As a boy, he learned 600 basic Mandarin characters from a Chinese calligrapher, causing later observers to remark on the strange way he held his pen. After his family returned to England, Peake finished his education at Croydon School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools...
...happens that, in the past two months, my TIME.com work has been awash in Englishness: not just in the Up films but in the humor of Monty Python's Flying Circus and the royal satire of the new film The Queen. I also participated in a South Bank Show about Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit who, although they are made of plasticine (and one, a dog, says nary a word), speak eloquently to the English traits of gamely soldiering on through life's trials, many of them self-inflicted...
...Eddie Murphy urinating. It surprising that Kells is on board with this in light of his past urinary malfeasance. But he even seems to be enjoying himself, squeaking out a “thank you” to a woman who helps empty his “royal penis.” Sadly the song itself is mediocre, with Kells on autopilot contributing lines like “I pull up, whip low in the Phantom/With the wheels spinnin’/Ladies like that’s that shit” and a beat that sounds like a rightfully rejected...
...list. On Oct. 18, Madrid's San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts became the latest destination on the Picasso [an error occurred while processing this directive] pilgrimage route when it opened a roomful of sculptures and etchings by the 20th century's most famous artist. In truth, those works - along with dozens of others by important modern Spanish artists - have been hanging in the esteemed institution for years. Until now, however, almost no one could see them. In 2002, the Academy opened a third floor dedicated to contemporary and modern works like Juan Gris' Fruit Bowl and Newspaper...
...Chirac ought to have one compelling reason for at least tolerating Sarkozy: he is the only real hope Chirac's party has of beating the incandescent Socialist candidate, S?gol?ne Royal. Still, the Chiraquiens appear poised to wage internecine war between now and the January 14 party conference where a candidate will be chosen - almost two months during which the Socialists will be mending their divisions and, they hope, broadening their appeal...