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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...property lawyer Owen predicts battles between publishing houses and King Features over whether Popeye and his Thimble Theatre pals are bound by trademark. But if European publishers decide it's worth the risk to try to resurrect the hero of the Great Depression, who other than King Features could blame them? If there's ever a time when the guy's brimming self-confidence would be welcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pow! Popeye Loses Copyright Battle in Europe | 1/16/2009 | See Source »

...movies, has been the VOG in commercials for Listerine and Visa cards, among other products, and was the inevitable choice as narrator for that excruciatingly adorable movie about penguins. Freeman told an Associated Press reporter a few months ago that he is "tired of playing God." Who can blame him? At least as Freeman plays him, God is a bit hard to take: so full of tough love and wry wisdom that you long to wear a wire and catch him soliciting $8 million bribes to admit you into heaven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Barack Obama and the Voice of God | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...While we can’t blame Britney for taking extra care with her public image these days, does it really take a high-priced, Ivy League degree to update your Facebook status?” she said...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Slave For Britney? Spears Seeks Assistant | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...media), the perils children face online are no greater those they face in the real world every day. The song remains the same, moms and dads - it's your responsibility to make sure your kids aren't getting into something they can't handle. Don't blame the medium...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Internet: Safe for Kids? | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...aftermath of ferry disasters, while blame is usually assigned, little is done to prevent recurrences. Asian government officials say there is widespread awareness that maritime safety ought to be improved - but that budget constraints and bureaucratic roadblocks impede progress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia Continues to Wrestle with Ferry Safety | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

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