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1. Realism
   Realism is the label given to the traditional orthodoxy in political approaches to understanding international relations. It is conventional to counterpose realist thinking to idealism. Realism dominated the discipline in the decades following the Second World War. It claims an intellectual heritage going back to Thucydides, Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Rousseau. Post-war realism was dominated by the writing of E. H. Carr, Hans Morgenthau, and John Herz. A revival under the label neorealism started in the late 1970s led by the work of Kenneth N. Waltz.
2. Shadowrun -- Magic
   Shadowrun is a first-person shooter that takes place in environments loaded with both ancient magic and deadly weapons. Cross-platform multiplayer functionality allows Xbox 360 and Windows Vista users to compete together for the first time, either as a team or as enemies. Play as a human, elf, dwarf or troll and lend your race's unique abilities to your team. Buy advanced technologies and magic every round to improve your abilities and open up new tactics for your team. The war for the future of magic has begun — which side are you on?
3. The Magic Candle -- Games
   The Magic Candle is a great example of an epic RPG in every sense of the word. The game has so many mini quests (hundreds, in fact) that it's impossible to do them all, so you will have to be selective and take copious notes lest you forget your main objective. Similar to Ultima IV, you will have to do a lot of talking to NPC's to glean information. What makes The Magic Candle a revolutionary RPG instead of merely a great game, though, is the abundance of nice little touches of realism. For example, when you are trecking through the moutains, the bird's eye view perspective will change a side view of your party standing at a washed-out bridge or ravine where you have to throw a rope to cross to the other side.
4. Rushdie, Salman -- Writers
   Salman Rushdie embodies in his own life and in his writings the conundrums of the postcolonial author, writing within the tradition of Indo-English literature while simultaneously appealing to the conventions and tastes of a worldwide, especially Western, audience. The condemnation and support surrounding the death sentence issued against him by Iran epitomize the postcolonialist's delicate and constant battle to balance the demands of conflicting cultures. Not only must the postcolonial writer contend with these external struggles, but he must ... deal with the interior conflicts of colonial identity, living as a permanent outsider, searching for personal authenticity in one or many cultures. In the role of the South Asian expatriate author Rushdie also finds himself a spokesman for the peoples of the subcontinent, whether he or they would wish it so. Throughout his career Rushdie has struggled to speak to the mainstream in both Britain and Asia while mimicking and critiquing that same mainstream from the margins.
5. Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- Latin America
   LEAD: For two decades, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's remarkable ability to transform the ordinary into the mythical has made him the most celebrated writer in Latin America. Now... the Nobel laureate has written a novel that renders a mythical figure as a man of many ordinary attributes, and the reception around the region has been less than adulatory.
6. Rushdie, Salman
   Salman Rushdie wuchs in Bombay (heute Mumbai) auf. Sein Vater, ein erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann, schickte ihn im Alter von 14 Jahren nach England. Am King’s College der Universität Cambridge studierte er Geschichte, darauf arbeitete er am Theater und als freier Journalist. 1964 wurde er britischer Staatsbürger.
7. Mary Poppins (1964)
   When Mary Poppins ascends to join the others for tea at Uncle Bert's house, she starts with her purse clasped in her hand. As she ascends, the purse is suddenly draped over her arm.
8. Isabel Allende -- Author Isabel Allende
   Isabel Allende is the author of the novels The House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, The Stories of Eva Luna, The Infinite Plan, Daughter of Fortune and Zorro. Her memoirs include Paula and Aphrodite. All of her titles are originally written in Spanish and then translated into English and other languages.
9. Rushdie, Salman -- Books
   Salman Rushdie's presentations take audiences on a provocative journey into the world of contemporary literature, politics, culture and philosophy. Like his best-selling novels and widely acclaimed essays, Rushdie's live presentations offer a challenging and enlightening look at modern life. Displaying the same wit and charm in person as he does in his writing, Rushdie explores many of the themes that he has covered so provocatively in his books: freedom of expression, religion and its relationship to popular culture and modern society, current events at home and abroad, and the role of the artist in society. Interspersed with selections from his published work, his live presentations are best described as a tour de force of ideas and intellectual pyrotechnics on a grand scale.
10. Miguel Arteta -- Star Maps
    Following his critically acclaimed Star Maps, Miguel Arteta directs this perverse Odd Couple-esque comedy drama. Childhood best buddies Chuck and Buck are reunited after 18 years during the funeral of the latter's mother. Chuck (Chris Weitz who ... produced American Pie (1999)) is a button-down movie executive with a gorgeous blond fiancée, Carlyn (Beth Colt).

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