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That's why the holiday lends itself so nicely to ridicule. Valentine's Day has inspired its own insurgency, "Singles Awareness Day," in which the unattached celebrate their solitude with a saucy "Happy SAD day." Any holiday that triggers guerrilla opposition should give us pause. "Finding the right Valentine's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Valentine's Day: Forget it! | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

But all prop bets are based on either luck or sports knowledge. I needed a Super Bowl bet based on my nonfootball expertise, something that would make me feel smart on a day I feel dumb. So I called oddsmaker Art Manteris to see if we could come up with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Stupid Bowl | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

A labor movement was born. Tom Dreesen, who had been in the Teamsters Union when he worked on the loading docks in Chicago, became the comedians' chief organizer and spokesman. A former G.I. who was a few years older than most of the youngsters at the Comedy Store, Dreesen had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedy at the Edge Excerpt | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

The popularity of Burns celebrations reflects the enduring affection for the man and his work. "After all, we don't have Wordsworth wakes, Tennyson teas or Shakespeare suppers do we?" asks Wilson. It may be less than a month since the world joined hands to bring in the New Year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bacchanal of Burns Night | 1/25/2008 | See Source »

Bush's latest strategy involves trying to contain Iran by arming Sunni counterweights in the region, like Saudi Arabia and other gulf states. Such a strategy is rooted in the cold war mantra that even if a regime was a "son of a bitch," it should be supported as long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rethinking Iran | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

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