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...happens, I don't much care for Stephen King's books. Maybe I'm out of touch with my dark side, but I'd swap his oeuvre for J.K. Rowling's in a magic moment, or George R.R. Martin's for that matter. But I applaud the National Book Foundation's choice, and I hope it encourages the small but determined school of writers who are carefully, lovingly grafting the prose craft of the literary heap onto the sinewy, satisfying plots of the trashy one to produce hybrid novels that offer the pleasures of both. Writers like Donna Tartt...
...Still, last week, Kudrin tersely told Abramovich that such donations must come from "the state budget" rather than his tax breaks. Whatever his reasons, Abramovich looks as if he wants to keep selling. He recently ditched another 37.5% stake in the Ruspromavto auto company. So will the richest Russian swap his Chukotka governorship for the title of Sir Roman? That might depend on how much money Putin will let him withdraw from Russia. And the extent of Putin's generosity may tell other oligarchs how much of today's riches they might get to keep
...example, TI documented how half of all expectant mothers must pay on average bribes of $22 for a doctor to attend the birth, while 70% of new mothers give hospital staff $4-$6 just to immediately see the gender of their newborns. (Staff play on fears that they might swap babies...
Much of his artistic integrity, though, may remain intact due of Zwick’s ability to swap and combine the roles of director, writer and producer—a skill that earns him a large degree of creative control over his projects...
...arrival of the new XMODS radio-controlled cars at Radio Shack. The $49.95 racers, replicas of cars popular on the real-life scene, can be customized with authentically reproduced big-league gear, including Bomex body kits and Eibach suspension springs. Under the hood, there's more tweaking: you can swap engines, add lights, and even give your car all-wheel drive. The appeal of XMODS lies somewhere between Lego blocks and car-racing fantasy camp. Not only is some assembly required, but to have real fun, lots of disassembly and reassembly is a must. And while...