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...that ever since six of London's tabloids began hounding him mercilessly. Burell's real crime: selling his story to another paper. Two weeks ago Burrell was riding a wave of public sympathy. His trial for stealing 310 of Diana's items, from handbags to photos to a ceremonial sword, collapsed when Queen Elizabeth recalled that shortly after Diana's death, Burrell had confided to her that he would hold some of Diana's things for safekeeping - proving he had no criminal intent. As commentators picked over the carcass of the case, Burrell was portrayed mostly as the victim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Butler in Right Royal Ruckus! | 11/10/2002 | See Source »

...into," he says. He's telling the truth, but shrewdly - his warning is a not entirely unintentional come-on to older teens and young adults who thought the last Potter film skewed too young. In the posters for Chamber of Secrets, Harry looks intense, and he's holding a sword. It's an image designed to appeal to older audiences - the same moviegoers who embraced that other fantasy franchise launched a year ago, Lord of the Rings. The competition between Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter - the sibling rivals of the AOL Time Warner corporate family - is intense. Last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dark Side of Potter | 10/27/2002 | See Source »

...look at rare rainbow-colored clouds. On this hill, we enacted elaborate pageants for Michelmas, a feast day the rest of the world forgot in the middle ages. The whole school watched a vast papier-mâché dragon, animated by the entire sixth grade, vanquished by sword-wielding first graders...

Author: By Irin Carmon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fairies in the Cafeteria | 10/24/2002 | See Source »

...these rooms, hung with wreaths and watercolors, we learned to add and subtract with translucent jewels. When we got to multiplication, we were crowned knights of the three-times table by a tap on each shoulder with a wooden sword...

Author: By Irin Carmon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fairies in the Cafeteria | 10/24/2002 | See Source »

...bearing Charles' crest, more than 3,000 photo negatives stored in a carrier bag, including some of the young princes William and Harry in the bath, a letter Charles sent Diana on their 13th wedding anniversary "with lots of love," a computer disc detailing her personal accounts, a ceremonial sword, "One Lilac Dress with Beige Hanger and Cellophane Dust Cover," 13 cards and letters that "Mummy" wrote William, including one that begins "My darling Wombat." The bric-a-brac of the dead is always sad. That Diana's was picked through in a courtroom full of tabloid reporters taking shorthand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Royal Souvenirs | 10/20/2002 | See Source »

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