Word: wizardly
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...their maturing bodies. That is appropriate, for this episode is a parable of puberty--of boys bursting into young manhood, when the sprouting of hair and the deepening of voices are exciting and threatening. No lad is fully prepared for this convulsive rite of passage, not even a Hogwarts wizard--of Harry's generation or the one before...
...less than 2 1/2 years--that folks were seriously debating whether The Lord of the Rings or the Harry Potter films would make the more enthralling adaptation of fantasy literature. That competition was over--declared a forfeit, really--as soon as the respective first installments appeared: the Gandalf wizard movie vanquished the Harry wizard movie in thrills and technical splendor, artistry and maturity. But in the values Hollywood understands, worldwide box-office income, the first two films from the J.K. Rowling books outperformed the first two Tolkien films, $1.84 billion to $1.78 billion. Reason enough to continue with the education...
Lately Buffett has become more than just a financial wizard. He waxes about the absurdity of cutting taxes for those who least need the money, and he can't figure out the wisdom in abolishing the inheritance tax, even though he probably has more skin in the game than anyone save Bill Gates. The Bushies, tired of his scolding, have tried to portray him as a crotchety Nebraska coot who has lost a step. The reality is that Buffett is simply a capitalist who genuinely believes our species is capable of reciprocal altruism. His number should be retired, his jersey...
...same popular Hero-worship that endows a shrewd financier with the halo of a gold-dispensing. Maecenas only too often gives a successful murderer all the attributes of a Nietzschean superman. And the American university would often be just as logical in giving an honorary degree to the wizard with a sawed-off shotgun as it is in bestowing its academic laurels on a merchant prince. That public opinion is a shallow wench whose favors are as easily won with gold as with merit is a platitude which American universities have too often failed to appreciate...
...Investigators claim the younger Tanzis helped divert as much as €400 million into private family accounts to try to salvage the tourism business run by Francesca. The founder's brother, Giovanni Tanzi, was also arrested last week, along with another four Parmalat officials. Enrico Bondi, a corporate bailout wizard installed by the Italian government, is trying to salvage the company. A Parmalat spokesman told TIME that a draft company-restructuring plan will be submitted this week. The Parma soccer team, once run by Stefano, is almost certainly destined for the chop...