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...that evocative image suggests, Grahame-Smith isn't just lucky. He's a lively, fluent writer with a sharp sense of tone and pace. And as in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the mashup is not as arbitrary as it first seems. Vampirism is a metaphor for slavery: like slave owners, vampires live off the blood of others. (See the 100 best novels of all time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critique of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | 3/8/2010 | See Source »

...explored over the course of years rather than two hours. On the small screen, Fuqua would have more time with material he clearly loves, the corpse per hour count could have been mercifully stretched out and dozens more actresses could have found steady employment in roles like Topless Sex Slave No. 3 or Lady in Thong Languidly Ironing U.S. Currency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brooklyn's Finest: Training Day in Overdrive | 3/6/2010 | See Source »

...woman who looks to be in their late teens kneeling before a fully clothed adult male. A cigarette dangles from the youth's mouth, extending downward before seeming to disappear into the man's pants. Below the photo is a caption that reads: "Smoking Means Being a Slave to Tobacco." (See pictures of old cigarette advertisements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In France, Sex Sells — Even in Anti-Smoking Ads | 2/25/2010 | See Source »

When she began her novel at age 12, Carter says she read slave narratives and made frequent trips to the library to learn about African-American life in the early 1800s...

Author: By Julie M Zauzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Budding Freshman Author Aims to Inspire | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

After Carter reads a haunting passage from “Good Fortune” about her young protagonist’s theft from Africa by slave traders, the children at Banneker eagerly pepper her with questions...

Author: By Julie M Zauzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Budding Freshman Author Aims to Inspire | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

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