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...wife call out words, concepts, phrases that relate to the universe, and I stared in the mirror, and I delivered two or three sentences on each topic, in rapid fire. For each word, I would come up with two or three sentences that were informative, interesting and at best a little bit fun to listen to. I worked it. Then on the next interview, I handed them a sound bite. I essentially trained myself in sound bites. They can't edit it; they don't need to edit it. It's self-contained. You just slot it right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

...before the Bush Administration [Jan. 12]. He dismisses the 1993 World Trade Center attack and the 2000 U.S.S. Cole bombing - which killed 17 U.S. sailors - to create the image of a fear-mongering President. Kinsley scolds Bush for not keeping his promises, but Kinsley must realize that these circumstances call for extreme measures. Raza Syed Hoda, ITHACA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Violence in Gaza | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

...commitments and the nation's power." By that standard, U.S. foreign policy is in Chapter 9. No matter what grand visions Obama may harbor to remake the world, the central mission of his foreign policy--at least at first--will be to get it out of the red. Call it the solvency doctrine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Solvency Doctrine | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

...only TV, you'll need to get a set-top digital-to-analog converter box in order to keep receiving your episodes of Gary Unmarried. It costs about $50. The government feels bad about making you do this, so it is distributing $40 coupons to help bankroll your upgrade. Call it the analog bailout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Requiem for Rabbit Ears | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

That may be the case. On Jan. 16, an Israeli TV news show telephoned a Gaza doctor, Izzeldin Abuelaish, known for his dedication to peace, for a live broadcast. The call came just after a tank had shelled the living room of his home in a refugee camp, killing three of his daughters and a niece. Through the TV channel's influence, the Israeli military helped evacuate the doctor's other wounded relatives. But his plaintive question - "Why, why did they do this?" - touched the hearts of many Israelis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel's Lonesome Doves | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

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