Word: seriality
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...literary awards to her long, unwieldy name. Born in suburban north London, McCaughrean has written for as long as she can remember. But it took a couple of false starts as a secretary and, disastrously, a schoolteacher before she settled into a 10-year stint as a subeditor on serial titles such as The Fisherman's Handbook and Great Composers. It was a no-nonsense school of writing that might demand a four-page story or a poem to accompany a leftover illustration - by lunchtime. McCaughrean calls it "the best job I ever had," and the discipline has stood...
That doesn't make working on those cases any easier for Wictum and her colleagues. They remember the names of animals that have been fatally abused and refer to the people who do it as "serial killers." Kun, a mother of two, finds cases involving children as victims particularly difficult. "When I got samples for a case where a 6-year-old was mauled by dogs, I was glad I was alone in the lab," says...
...begins with a blurred image set to an ominous drumbeat, suggesting that this may be the start of a documentary about, say, serial killers. Slowly the grayness on the screen reveals an unflattering picture of ... Stephen Harper, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. "Who paid for Stephen Harper's rise to the head of the party?" a female voice asks. "We do know he's very popular with right-wingers in the U.S. They have money. Maybe they helped...
EPITAFIOS HBO SIGNATURE, WEDNESDAYS, 9 P.M. E.T. A psychiatrist compliments a killer who arranges elaborate tableaus at his murder sites: "He created a symbolic space full of metaphors." True of this serial killer, and true of this killer serial. Dark, operatic and visually rich, this Argentine drama derives its suspense from its willingness to do anything--including killing off cops who are central to the story. The indispensable star of a crime show, Epitafios understands, is the criminal...
...overcome his humble origins to become a leading veterinary scientist, and then gone on to achieve a scientific landmark: the first therapeutic cloning of a human embryo. That transformed him into a biomedical superstar and made his native South Korea--a country better known for its serial television dramas than its scientific accomplishments--into the undisputed leader of a technology that could revolutionize modern medicine...