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Consider: Brown's novel proposed an alternate history of Christianity, wherein a bitter schism took place shortly after Jesus' death, between the mean patriarchal faction who concealed Jesus' marriage and the nice faction consisting of startlingly liberal first-wave feminists. In other words, The Da Vinci Code recasts the history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Good Is Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol? | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

We all wish we were better at our personal finances, but it's just too confusing - and boring! Secretly, we wish someone else would do it for us. This is the key factor behind the success of Mint.com, a website that was started three years ago by then 25-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Intuit Buys Mint.com: The Future of Personal Finance? | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

Despite O'Neal's cheerleading, I worried about my contest entry. I finished an entire piece about how O'Neal's Twitter success meant society valued authenticity over quality. That essay was as boring as it sounded. I scrapped it and wrote one about how impotent my Twitter power was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shaq vs. Joel: An Essay-Writing Smackdown | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

The only respite from the industrial argot and ominous exhortations came in the form of John Studzinski, who took to the fore again apparently to lighten the mood and explain his particular realm of expertise: acquisitions and mergers. In explaining the key to success within Blackstone, Studzinski cited "the three...

Author: By Christian B. Flow and Joshua J. Kearney | Title: CRIMSON CAREERS: The Blackstone Group — 'Nowhere To Hide' | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

Comprised primarily of thirtysomethings with advanced degrees, the multiplying collectives try to put politicians on the spot by spelling out plausible solutions to the biggest issues facing the country. Since his election in 2007, President Sarkozy has pushed through a wide array of measures designed to fix some of those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France's New Strike Force | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

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