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...group rate. So off everyone goes to Bora Bora with the expectation that the feelings talk is optional. Instead, they are forced into having their relationships analyzed by the resident guru, Monsieur Marcel (Jean Reno), and a team of therapists that includes John Michael Higgins (a brief bright spot) and Ken Jeong, who gets a laugh just by being recognizably that guy from The Hangover, a blessing and a curse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Couples Retreat: The Glum-Married Pack | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...undergraduate Resource Efficiency Program (REP), and the cooperation of the University and students, it is. The flags and t-shirts may be gone, but the blue recycling bins remain stacked in every dorm, and it’s hard to find a toilet on campus without a bright green dual-flush handle. Beyond these colors shouting at you to live a “greener” life, though, the biggest contributors to sustainability aren’t necessarily our personal efforts, but instead the buildings we live and work in. The big push this year is green building...

Author: By Kylie S. Gleason, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: It Ain’t Easy Being Green | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...despite the darkening state of affairs, a few bright sparks remain. Local elections for Afghanistan's 34 provincial councils, which have been all but overshadowed by the presidential race, have produced results that prove that Afghans not only wholeheartedly support the idea of democracy, but also that they are far more liberal and progressive than the rest of the world might suspect. Tarana, dressed in slim black trousers under a tight black coat accented with a flashy silver headscarf, compares herself with her bearded, conservative predecessors on the council. "Afghans are not like what you hear from other countries, that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Afghan Idol's Political Star Turn | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

Harvard’s game against Concordia had more bright spots than the Cal Baptist game, but the result was still the same. The Crimson rallied from an 8-2 halftime deficit to bring the score within two goals...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Drops Four to Top Competition | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...attorney, which he had requested, inadmissible. But in Edwards, these admissions were made only a day after the suspect had been given his rights - not nearly three years later. The court will be asked to decide whether to treat their decision in Edwards as a so-called "bright-line" rule - that is, one that would create an absolute standard of police conduct in regard to the Miranda rights, regardless of how much time has passed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

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