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WHAT ABOUT FRAUD? Kate Spade has hired 13 law-school students to sit in front of a computer all day scouring for fakes. When they find one, they shut down the auction with the push of a button. Also, drop shops add a layer of accountability because now there's a real business you can look to if what you get is not what you ordered. You're no longer dealing with a stranger on the other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Daniel Nissanoff | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

...also hit plenty of nerves, in its collision of races and classes, and Hollywood loves issue movies that push the hot button. But what about Brokeback? Didn?t that film pioneer man-love in a pup tent? Sure, but homosexuality is just not an issue in Hollywood. The town was gay before gay was cool (that would be the summer of 2003, when Queer Eye for the Straight Guy became a brief TV sensation). Indeed, homosexual roles are prize-winning plums for actors-like Hoffman in Capote -as long as they aren?t gay, or, if they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Crash' Is King | 3/6/2006 | See Source »

...strength of its pledge to protect the rights of farmers who joined its fight to overthrow the landlord class. The current crop of Communist leaders is aware that rural unrest could spark political mayhem, especially when cell phones and the Internet can connect citizens with the click of a button. In some cases, such as in Panlong, local officials have resorted to violence to suppress the uprisings, which has only incited more rage. In response to the rising furor, President Hu Jintao announced plans last month to give billions of dollars in central-government aid to farmers. "If farmers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Pitchfork Rebellion | 3/5/2006 | See Source »

...know President Bush right now is in India. So it's comforting to know that Quick-Draw Cheney has his finger on the nuclear button, isn't it?" --DAVID LETTERMAN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Punchlines: Mar. 13, 2006 | 3/5/2006 | See Source »

...just be eating his words, followed by a nice thick slice of Humble Pie. But wait, he can’t eat—he’s dead! Conclusion: We realize that five out of seven days of the week, most people would rather push a button that says “Destroy the Whole World” than roll out of bed and face the misery that is life. But when you can type in “C6” and receive a pack of Cheese Fries in exchange, you just have to believe that maybe there?...

Author: By Christopher J. Catizone and Chris Schonberger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Bell Lap: In Search of El Dorito | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

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