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...that his heart "had grown strange during its long exile, blind and savage in the darkness to which it had been condemned, and its appetites had grown powerful and perverse." Also it had gotten hairy. Rowling doesn't tell us the why of the hair, and no plot points turn on it; it's just there - one of those creepy, evocative details that participate in a logic deeper and stranger than that of plot and moral. (See pictures of Harry Potter's fans around the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: J.K. Rowling's Beedlemania | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...Treasury Department's latest prescription for the ailing housing market could turn out to be more placebo than cure, and a costly placebo at that. Some economists question whether just lowering interest rates to a historically low 4.5% will be enough to boost housing sales or prices. What's more, the plan could end up costing $25 billion a year, using up valuable funds needed to fix the housing market and providing no relief to the millions of homeowners now facing foreclosure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Treasury's Plan for Mortgage Rates Could Be Costly | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...would do, but one way it could work would be for the government to offer to directly purchase all newly originated loans by banks and mortgage lenders provided the loans carry rates of 4.5% or less. Proponents of the plan say the plan would be costless, and might even turn a profit. That's because based on current Treasury bond yields, the government can borrow money at 2.7% to fund the program, pocketing a profit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Treasury's Plan for Mortgage Rates Could Be Costly | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...Outback adventure.”The first half of the movie is therefore quite entertaining: it’s a joyful romp across the Outback with lots of humor and action, and plenty of minor characters. But when the droving team reaches Darwin and things take a more serious turn, whatever fun the movie once had quickly vanishes, and we suddenly get 40 minutes of Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman making out in the rain. Normally that wouldn’t be a bad thing, but the chemistry between Drover and Lady Ashley is bland and superficial. The tough guy/high-society...

Author: By Samuel E. Chalsen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Australia | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...decided.“We know Lin is a very good player and he works hard on every possession,” Wolff said. “Corey’s job was to stay with him and Corey did a very good job on him.”TURN IT UPTough shooting was only one of the problems on offense for Harvard as the Terrier defense created turnover havoc. The Crimson turned it over 20 times against just 12 assists, leading to 19 points of turnovers for the visitors. 14 of those points came after the break when Harvard...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Defensive Woes, Turnovers Plague Crimson in Home Loss to Terriers | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

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