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...Chinese calligraphy I always like to look at those beautiful lines and their energy. Kinetic movement is always cursive and circular. When you're using the brush, it's actually an endless movement of circles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lin Hwai-min's Short List | 2/1/2010 | See Source »

...never saved coupons before. I'm a total neophyte at this. But, the recession is here. How do I start? I would recommend this no-clip coupon system: saving the entire circular from the Sunday paper, writing Sunday's date on it, and saving them in a box. [Before I go shopping] I sit down with my stack, and in 10 minutes I can cut out just the ones I need for that shopping trip. Even a neophyte could do that reasonably. (Read 10 bizarre theories on saving and spending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coupon Mom: How to Cut Grocery Bills in Half | 1/6/2010 | See Source »

Unlike the original, the remake tells us what that purpose is, but given the big buildup, the answer is surprisingly pat and riddled with circular logic. This Prisoner is visually stunning and risk-taking but not a satisfying rethinking. Maybe what TV really needs is not reimagination but just more imagination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prisoner Review: A Pretentious Reimagining | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...when she more carefully considers the effect of synthetic chords on her generally soft melodies, Jones puts the electric guitar to better use. The leadoff track, “Chasing Pirates,” uses a repeated electric tag and a harsher drumbeat to emphasize the claustrophobic redundancy of circular thoughts and dreams. “And I try not to dream but them possible schemes swim around / wanna drown me in synch,” she sings. Somehow, too, “Back to Manhattan” sounds like pure jazz—like Jones at her best...

Author: By Antonia M.R. Peacocke, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Norah Jones | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...always go like clockwork, though. The Shanghai World Financial Center, the 101-story building that houses the hotel, launched in 1997 and promptly stalled in the Asian financial crisis. A series of restarts and halts followed. Shanghai officials also fretted over the design, which called for a large circular hole to be cut through the top of the building to relieve the force of strong winds. The feature would too much resemble the rising sun of the Japanese flag, they argued. Architect David Malott concocted a trapezoidal cutout instead, giving the building a striking resemblance to a bottle opener...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Shanghai High Life | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

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