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...characters in Meyer's books aren't Mormons, but her beliefs are key to understanding her singular talent. The heroine of Twilight is a girl named Bella who moves from Phoenix to a small town in Washington State (a part of the country Meyer had never visited when she wrote Twilight). Bella feels like an outsider at her new high school, but she is immediately drawn to a strange, otherworldly, ridiculously good-looking group of siblings called the Cullens, particularly to 17-year-old Edward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stephenie Meyer: A New J.K. Rowling? | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

...venture into the Mexican TV market will pay off. "There are millions of viewers across Latin America screaming out for shows with more quality and realism," said Miguel Angel Oliva, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at HBO Latin America. "And from Tijuana down to Patagonia, there is an immense talent among actors, directors and writers dying to make them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Steamy Prison Drama in Telenovela Land | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

...Mexico, the undisputed leader in Latin American film and TV production. While Mexico's steamy telenovelas are cheap to make, they are wildly popular across the globe, being translated into over 50 languages from Russian to Indonesian. Teaming up with Mexican production company Argos, HBO brought in top cinema talent such as Carlos Carrera, director of the controversial hit film The Crime of Father Amaro, about a priest's affair with a teenage girl. It also persuaded Mexican authorities to let it work with dozens of real-life female prisoners, who play extras in Capadocia. The scarred and hardened faces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Steamy Prison Drama in Telenovela Land | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

...both of which presented major obstacles in the path to national competition. Coach Kristin Capasso commented on these hurdles, saying cheerleading is “not a priority on Harvard’s campus,” despite the alumni and fans that “recognize the talent level of the team.” And not only are the Harvard views of cheerleading usually incorrect, the views exacerbated by pop-culture tend to be false as well. Catty competition à la “Bring It On” does not occur in the real world...

Author: By Bita M. Assad, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bringing It to Nationals | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

...Ashwin’s a really special talent to watch in doubles, whether he makes his shots or not, and Sasha is very understated, but hugely dangerous,” Fish says. “When his confidence is up, he can crack a winner from anywhere...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Doubles Pair Stands on Brink of Ivy League Perfection | 4/22/2008 | See Source »

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