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...Harry Potter became a multi-billion-dollar movie franchise, while Precious Ramotswe is only now finding her way to the more modest medium of television. Yet, whether in books or on screen, she's not to be underestimated. In the U.K., the bbc will air a two-hour film version of the novel this month, along with a 13-part follow-on series, both of which will also be shown on HBO in the U.S. The high-wattage team behind the production is betting that Precious can help to recast the world's view of Africa...
...that Iraq is not a major power player, a secular and friendly nation such as Egypt is necessary for maintaining the balance of power and checking Iran. If Egypt were to be led by radicals, like the Muslim Brotherhood, who espouse violence and want to implement their radical version of Islamic law—even against civilians—this balance would be disrupted and the United States and the rest of the world would face a very different, far more hostile Middle East. Such a transformation would likely destablize and endanger Israel and other American allies...
...this isn’t just an emo version of Friends: the show is tied to a Web site in which users can share art, films, photography, and writing...
...cemeteries will soon be mapped to allow internet users to find out who is buried in each plot, says Kristensen. A new multimillion-dollar conference center, opening in June, will have 72 wireless access points to allow out-of-towners to use their laptops to navigate the Google Earth version of the city...
...Sara L. Wright ’09, every word in the 90 minute production is weighty; every delivery is considerable. This is an ambitious undertaking for Wright and producer C. Alexander Tremblay ’10, who must follow a Tony award-winning production and precede a film version that stars Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. But despite its large ambition, what makes this production so successful is its attention to the smallest detail. Within the confines of the Ex, the small cast of four delivers, and the streamlined set allows the raised eyebrows of Sister Aloysius (Marielle...