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Functioning as the eyes and ears of the Administration and the Federal Reserve on Wall Street, Geithner's army of economists are in constant contact with world markets, moving trillions of dollars of U.S. government funds into and out of the global financial system. That has afforded him a front...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Picks Geithner, an Insider, for Treasury | 11/22/2008 | See Source »

There are stretches when the animal trio's westward trek packs no more excitement or amusement than a Presidential candidates slog through the prairie-state primaries. Mittens' yenta-like attitude can get grating, and for a while Rhino is the only character with much wit or verve.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolt: Dog Gone Disney | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

But from the moment Bolt sticks his head out the window of a speeding truck and feels the breeze of freedom and free will, the picture snaps to life and instantly acquires heart (Lasseter's favorite movie organ). Of course each character gets to show a heroism all the more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolt: Dog Gone Disney | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

It seems that great artists are always known by certain iconic stories. Who can forget the tragedy of Vincent van Gogh cutting off his left ear lobe after a confrontation with his friend Paul Gauguin? And then there’s Paul Gauguin himself, who is known for his attempt...

Author: By Eunice Y. Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Kaminski' Got Nothing | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” seems a strangely pleasant name for a film about the Holocaust, and yet such paradox is consistent with the movie as a whole. Based on the novel by John Boyne, it reveals the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp...

Author: By April M. Van buren, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

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