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But Kitt's persevering through a life that began hard and was never less than challenging - her ability to thrive in good times and survive all the other times - demanded the strength and resilience of a creature sturdier than a house cat. A tiger, perhaps. When she died on Dec...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eartha Kitt, 1927-2008: The Original Material Girl | 12/26/2008 | See Source »

If that sounds like the triumph of culture over religion, it is. By the middle of the 20th century, Americans had embraced a civil religion that among other things elevated the ideal of family to a sacrosanct level. The Norman Rockwell image of family gathered around the tree became a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going to Church on Christmas: A Vanishing Tradition | 12/24/2008 | See Source »

The Service of Lessons and Carols eventually spread to the United States, where it became particularly popular in mainline Protestant churches. No similar format for Christmas Day ever took hold. Some Evangelical churches that personalize the figure of Jesus may also hold services on Christmas Day, but are a blend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going to Church on Christmas: A Vanishing Tradition | 12/24/2008 | See Source »

"Cop killers, baby killers are poster children for the death penalty," Hirschorn says, "and without the option of LWOP you could guarantee the death penalty." In the Houston cop killing case, the lawyers for defendant Juan Quintero initially attempted an insanity defense, citing a traumatic brain injury. Though the jurors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Texas Changing Its Mind About the Death Penalty? | 12/23/2008 | See Source »

Once Mulligan and Pakula found a congenial performer, they wanted to do it again. They reunited with McQueen for a Horton Foote drama, Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965), about an ex-con singer who has problems staying out of criminal or domestic trouble. And in Inside Daisy Clover (1966...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mockingbird Director Robert Mulligan Dies at 83 | 12/21/2008 | See Source »

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