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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Was there any point where you thought, This is too much. I can't take this - I'm gonna go write about something nicer? Oh yep. I remember going out there and thinking Neal was this ghastly person. His slogan was "Praying for Death." He'd say that every morning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Clean Up a Crime Scene | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

My father said that by touching the foot, he could judge the character of the lady. The way they arch, the toesthe foot talked to him. It's almost impossible to say who had the best foot.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CEO Speaks: Ferruccio Ferragamo | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

The adulation for the movie is much deserved. It reminded me more than a bit of the 2005 film Crash—heartfelt and vivid, if contrived at times. But these minor flaws are overshadowed by the unfair and worrisome criticism that has been aimed at it by many Indians...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani | Title: An Area of Darkness | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

There is a scene in the film classic Casablanca when Captain Renault, the head of the local police, finds out that there is gambling going on in the cafe owned by Humphrey Bogart's character. Renault's reaction was to say that "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Government Missed All Those Wall St. Bonuses | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

• "A worker knows immediately if she is denied a promotion or transfer, if she is fired or refused employment. And promotions, transfers, hirings, and firings are generally public events, known to co-workers. When an employer makes a decision of such open and definitive character, an employee can immediately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lilly Ledbetter | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

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