Friday’s links talk smarmy presidential candidates and slimy serpents.
—MIKHAIL PROKHOROV, Russian billionaire and owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team, on his commitment to run against Vladimir Putin in the country’s 2012 presidential election (via New York Times)
Guess who is this year’s messenger of peace? Why it’s Vladimir Putin.
One choice lyric: “Listen to them when you have a thirst for caresses, sing them when you are hungry for tenderness.”
Just when you thought celebrities couldn’t sell out any more dubiously, along comes Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov’s 35th birthday party.
Aside from snowmobiling, alpine skiing, piloting a motorboat and most recently, scuba diving, it appears that Russian Prime Minister and former KGB agent Vladimir Putin has one more extreme thing in common with James Bond: his acting ability.
George Clooney, star of the upcoming film The Ides of March, sat down with our managing editor, Rick Stengel, on Wednesday for TIME’s 10 Questions.
With his flagging poll ratings and uphill battle for re-election in 2012, President Obama could be forgiven for casting an envious eye at Vladimir Putin.
Monday’s links talk powerful animals, powerful people and even powerful movie scenes.
Thursday’s links give you classic beach moments and an interesting take on surfing.
