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...heard that she had won the prize because she never expects people to like her writing since “it’s all about animals and kids.” She said she wrote from the perspective of a child partly because it was the way she understood her character and partly because she believes her voice as a writer has never matured beyond that of a fourteen year-old. Begley believes that the prize is an important addition to what Menand calls the “great” undergraduate English program for fledgling writers. According...

Author: By Arhana Chattopadhyay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Advocate Awards Prize | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

...youth wing of United Russia, which happens to be Putin's party.) In fact, nearly two-thirds of the first 100 already work in the country's federal and regional bureaucracies or have senior posts in state-owned companies. Because of this, says Khramchikhin, "it is not understood how much independence these people will have from Putin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Signs of Tension Between Putin and Medvedev? | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

...saying, "Screw capitalism. Screw the government!" I like that a lot of people have different views of this. I think it's great. I read the comments on the YouTube because it's fascinating to me. I don't think anyone who's written a comment has really understood what I meant by the whole thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedian Louis C.K. | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...Israel's northern Galilee region, was criticized by Arab-Israeli cultural figures for agreeing to sing on Israel's behalf at the height of its offensive in Gaza. The usually dovish Noa, meanwhile, came under fire for calling upon Gazans to rid their coastal territory of Hamas control. "I understood the feeling behind these critics, but there was no way I would step down," says Awad. "Eurovision is a chance for me as a Palestinian citizen of Israel to be a part of the destiny of this country, and I was not about to fold up into some corner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eurovision: The Answer for Peace in the Middle East? | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

...alone in that characterization. Upon hearing of the award, bullfighter José Antonio Morente de la Puebla told the press, "I think it's shameful that they would give it to him," and added that he saw the decision as clear evidence of how little those behind the prize understood "about bullfighting and about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spain's Bullfighters Turn on One Another | 3/16/2009 | See Source »

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