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...leukemia; son Peter (Christian Campbell) is gay; adopted son Adam (Ivan Shaw) is bedding the teenage daughter of an influential parishioner. Daniel's daughter Grace (Alison Pill) was busted for dealing pot. His mother has Alzheimer's. His boss the bishop (Ellen Burstyn) has been riding him. His brother-in-law has disappeared with $3 million of church money. To take the edge off, Daniel has been turning not only to Jesus (Garret Dillahunt) but also to a stash of Vicodin pills. Father knows best? More like Father has a little helper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Prime-Time Religion | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

...rescue helicopter finally touched down at their apartment complex, the pilot said he could take only a handful of children; he would come right back for the parents. Reluctant but seeing the floodwaters about to swallow their home, Williams tearfully put De'Monte, 6, and his 5-month-old brother Da'Roneal (on floor at left) aboard, along with two cousins and three neighbor children, all ranging in age from 14 months to 3 years. The chopper flew off--but it never returned for the parents. Moved PermanentlyMoved Permanently

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 6 Tales of Courage | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...needed to be done for my neighbors and my house, and I had the skill and equipment to do it." Jones' home suffered $30,000 in damage and has had to have its roof replaced. Parker says the bravery is typical of Jones, who after the storm called his brother in Florida to ask him to deliver ice, steaks and other supplies to the neighborhood. "During normal times, you could not ask for a better neighbor," she says. "But what he got out and did was beyond a good neighbor. We were all amazed and very, very thankful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 6 Tales of Courage | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

Through Shriver's brother-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bono met Ohio Republican John Kasich, a fiscal conservative known for his love of jam bands. "Our first rabbi on the right" is how Bono describes Kasich. Still, it took dozens of visits to the Hill for Bono to gain influence. At first, even Democrats wouldn't clear their schedules. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi offered some time while she waited for a flight at the mordantly depressing Dulles Airport. "In a short period, I saw a depth of knowledge that was hugely impressive and a depth of commitment to match," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Constant Charmer | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...desperation—which both overtly and subtly pervades each scene—as well as the disconnectedness between characters, as each is too absorbed in their personal misery to worry about others’. Nothing much actually happens in the play. The title characters (as well as their brother, Andrei) make up a family who once lived in Moscow and still dream of returning, but they are too stuck in their unhappy lives in small-town Russia to dare to make such a drastic shift as a move to the city. Moscow becomes a symbol of everything their lives...

Author: By Elisabeth J. Bloomberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Chekhov’s Bleak Russian Family Drama Receives an Absurdist Makeover | 12/18/2005 | See Source »

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