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...life of Precious Ramotswe, owner of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Gaborone, Botswana. Five books into the series, he has no intention of breaking it off. "To say goodbye now would be like leaving in the middle of a conversation," the Zimbabwean-born Scot says. "Rather rude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Charm of Africa | 4/26/2004 | See Source »

...right-wing taboos head on. But until Americans look beyond the “liberal” label, there’s not a lot Democratic politicians can do about the Right’s knuckle-headed policies. And if voters don’t get informed, our rude awakening is going to arrive, sooner or later, in the form of a national economic smackdown...

Author: By Eoghan W. Stafford, | Title: The "L" Word | 4/21/2004 | See Source »

...prepare to open their first feature film, New York Minute, next month, they would like us to identify them as individuals. "If someone comes up to me and says, 'Hey, are you the Olsen twins?' I'm like, 'No,'" rebel and recent brunet Mary-Kate told Premiere. "It's rude." This doesn't signify a newfound desire to be detwinned, however; they're starting at the same university in September...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the Girls Want | 4/19/2004 | See Source »

...mirrors, the piped-in Godfather theme. The walls bear snapshots of movie stars visiting the place, among them Johnny Depp (Donnie Brasco), Hugh Grant (Mickey Blue Eyes) and James Caan (The Godfather). At a round table sit five men--sturdy, with slick hair and crumpled suits--having a good rude time as two other men in velour sweatsuits, drivers or bodyguards probably, sit at a subsidiary table. They turn quiet and suspicious when a new couple, strangers, is seated across the room, then return to their powwow. On the ceiling above the men are two metal boxes with rubber knobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Don | 3/29/2004 | See Source »

...have to act it out. I had to do a scene with another girl, really tough, who played a shop clerk. I was supposed to be trying to return something. Showing off her acting abilities, she screamed at me that I couldn't return it. She was so rude to me that I burst into tears. I was so naive. I really believed I was trying to return this thing and she wouldn't let me. So I cried and cried until the teacher said, 'All right, go take a rest.'" In fact, the teachers were impressed, "Because in China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond Cute | 3/22/2004 | See Source »

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