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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...cultural identity, Shonibare has featured himself in staged photographs, including a series that draws on Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. This time it's Shonibare as the man who shows a false face to the world. But as he would be the first to ask, in a world so full of falsehoods, what other kind can there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Decaptivating | 7/6/2009 | See Source »

...Nevertheless, calls for a delay are already being discussed by the opposition. "The incompetence of the KPU has reached an intolerable level," says Ida Sudoyo, a media advisor to the Megawati campaign. "It is possible that we, along with Jusuf Kalla, will soon ask for the elections to be delayed until the proper preparations are made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Indonesia's Election Day Nears, Complaints of Fraud Grow Louder | 7/5/2009 | See Source »

...relievers, but when taken at high doses and for prolonged periods - especially for the treatment of chronic pain in older adults - they carry a risk of stomach ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding. NSAIDs may also raise blood pressure and affect kidney function. If you are concerned about your acetaminophen use, ask your doctor about which over-the-counter pain remedy is best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The FDA and Painkillers: What's Safe Now? | 7/3/2009 | See Source »

...remember how many shells were fired? That we don't [reveal]. Fireworks is an art and a performance. You wouldn't ask Michelangelo how many buckets of paint he used to paint the Sistine Chapel. It's the same with us - it's what your eyes and ears tell you the entertainment value...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Art of Fireworks | 7/3/2009 | See Source »

...what's wrong with cheap, in a nutshell? Well, in a nutshell, it comes back to bite us in the ass. It's short-term gratification and long-term pain. Now, I'm a rabid bargain hunter. Ask my kids. When I come back from the store and I have four boxes of cereal, they know that cereal is on sale. I'm what behavioral psychologists call "deal prone." And yet I noticed this wasn't really saving me any money - in fact, it was costing me money. I went and looked at the data and found that since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Cheap Stuff Really Costs Us | 7/2/2009 | See Source »

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