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...high-profile job, and gave the final say to her 13-year-old daughter. Her response? "She said, 'Yes mummy, there's never been a woman.'" Now Duffy, who once said "no self-respecting poet" should have to write about royal weddings (she was referring to the 1999 union between Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones) will be expected to do exactly that, in a role that requires her to write poems for royal events, funerals and various state occasions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Carol Ann Duffy | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...that the threat of another disease - even a pandemic flu - tends to elicit shrugs in this sickness-struck continent. If asked what preparations they are making for the possibility of swine flu's arrival, most African governments opt for the same kind of wordy non-statement issued by African Union chairman Jean Ping on Thursday: "We hope to establish a continental plan for prevention, and if necessary a mechanism to fight this outbreak that has not yet affected Africa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Developing World, Swine Flu Elicits Shrugs, Not Panic | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...system and given such a horrible set of choices,” Haney says. “American Violet” is closely based on the story of this woman, who, in the film, quickly realizes her situation is not unique and teams up with an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer to fight the district attorney and reverse the court’s wrongful convictions.Though roughly half of Haney’s movies are documentaries, he felt this material was more suited to a feature film. “Because it’s based on a real-world story...

Author: By Jessica M. Righthand, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Haney Crafts New ‘American’ Drama | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...marks five years since the European Union opened up to bring former eastern bloc countries into its fold, taking it to 27 members. But instead of fanfare and fireworks, the mood is muted in New Europe and among the E.U.'s veterans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Second Thoughts About E.U. Enlargement | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...also jeopardized by the crisis. "When E.U. member states themselves are entering dire straits, it will also be increasingly difficult to commit more E.U. funding for the neighbors," says Nicu Popescu from the European Council on Foreign Relations. (Read: "How One Man Plans to Sink the European Union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Second Thoughts About E.U. Enlargement | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

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