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Journalism of Courage
The Telegraph
Uncle Toni Soprano
Rafael Nadals revelations in his autobiography,Rafa: My Story,excerpts of which were released by The Telegraph in a three-part series,cast his uncle and coach Toni Nadal as a hard taskmaster,Matthew Norman writes in his article. Norman says Toni moulded a tiny,right-handed Mallorcan boy into the leftie raging bull who continually gored Roger Federer to death. But he did it through terror. If Toni noted a lapse in concentration,he would belt the ball at little Rafa “to scare me,to startle me to attention”. Such was his hold over the boy that he persuaded him he had the superhero power of invisibility. Looking at the final extract from the book,Norman wonders if it is time for Nadal to part with Uncle Toni. Nadal writes,”He is not the all-knowing magician of my childhood”.
Royal role model
After her McQueen dress that made news during her official visit to Birmingham,its her continued weight loss thats making headlines now. Katie Nicholl writes that the Duchess of Cambridge has become a role model for controversial pro-anorexia websites. The writer observes that once a healthy UK size 10-12,she has now become an estimated UK size 4,what is known as the US size zero. The websites chart her success in picturesfrom her University days to more recent pictures of her on tour. One of the comments on a pro-anorexia site says,Im very jealous. I swear she used to be really quite chubby during her uni days. Middleton is in the company of Victoria Beckham and Mary-Kate Olsen on those websites.
The Gazette
The perfect formula
Youre the kingpin of Formula One racing,with more money than you can count. Your daughter is getting married. How much should you spend? asks Doug Camilli. The daughter in question is Petra Ecclestone whose father,Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone,is sparing no expense for her wedding next week at the Odescalchi Castle. The 15th century castle in Italy is where Katie Holmes had married Tom Cruise five years ago. Now about the numbersEric Clapton and Black Eyed Peas will entertain the 300-odd guests. Clapton will reportedly be paid $400,000 and the Peas three times that. At midnight,there will be a $65,000 fireworks show. The total cost: $2.1 million.
The New York Times
Indias Arab Spring?
In a new India often obsessed with wealth and status,where cricket batsmen and Bollywood movie stars are wildly idolised,Anna Hazare is a figure from an earlier,seemingly discarded era, writes Jim Yardley. Mr Hazares appeal seems partly rooted in the traditional values he embodies …If his clothes evoke Mahatma Gandhi … then so do his protest tactics of nonviolent hunger strikes and peaceful marches. Is this then Indias Arab spring moment? No,but it may prove to be no less important,writes Yardley. India already has the democratic freedoms sought by protesters in the Middle East and North Africa and has enjoyed rising global influence after two decades of fast economic growth. Yet India is also experiencing what one observer has called a churning period,as public frustrations are boiling over.
