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By MICHIKO KAKUTANI So, here it is at last: The final confrontation between Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, the Chosen One, the “symbol of hope” for both the Wizard and Muggle worlds, and Lord Voldemort, He Who Must Not Be Named, the nefarious leader of the Death Eaters and…

1.) Fine : This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. 2.) Five Minutes : If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around…

By MOTOKO RICH Frustrating perhaps the most elaborately orchestrated marketing machine ever mobilized for a book, photographs of what appeared to be every single page of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the breathlessly awaited seventh and final installment in the series…

Jul 16th 2007 From Economist.comA step in the right direction AFP THE system of checks and balances deemed so vital to good government does not work so well in the realm of corporate governance. The recent troubles at Airbus and its parent company, EADS, provide a fine example of the…

Jul 12th 2007 From The Economist print editionOnly if its governments take advantage of sunnier times to make deeper reforms Peter Schrank  AS EVERY actor knows, it is easy to be typecast. The role assigned to Europe for the past decade has been that of sclerotic under-achiever: a…

Demand for calorie labels on restaurant food is sweeping the country. New York City is ahead of the trend - a law requiring calorie counts to be posted next to prices in some restaurants went into effect July 1, though it will not be enforced until October. Restaurateurs don’t like the idea.…