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...about taking opportunities to tell the people you care about how much you love them. Keys concludes the album appropriately with “Sure Looks Good to Me.” She sings, “Life is bittersweet but it tastes good to me / Take my turn, crash and burn, that’s how it’s supposed to be / Don’t rain on my parade / Life’s too short to waste one day.” A fitting conclusion to such an uplifting album. “As I Am?...

Author: By Erinn V. Westbrook, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Alicia Keys | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

...French government officials have expressed sympathy to the families of the youths killed in the accident; meanwhile, police officials are pushing ahead with an investigation into the crash to verify whether the teens were responsible as evidence suggests. Thus far, however, that has not placated young project residents who say they are fed up with the routine police harassment, racism, unemployment and general social stigmatization they receive in the suburbs, known as "banlieues." The spread of nocturnal rioting to outlying towns Monday night, meanwhile, seems to indicate the rage unleashed in 2005 rioting is still very much intact today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: French Riots Enter a Second Night | 11/27/2007 | See Source »

...there's one traditional biker accessory Van and her stylish friends avoid: crash helmets. They aren't alone: Less than 10% of riders wear helmets in a country where motorbikes make up 90% of road traffic. "For us, helmets aren't fashionable," admits Van's friend Ha, 19, during a roadside chat. Van reluctantly agrees: "If girls have to wear helmets, no one will see their beautiful hairstyles and makeup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion Police vs. Traffic Police | 11/27/2007 | See Source »

...cards from the "Scene It?" trivia game; Penn mouths words the audience can't hear; Clarkson and Amy Ryan deliver an impassioned reading of the phone book. Woody Allen, Maggie Gyllenhaal and John Waters are all scheduled to shoot their own "speechless" PSAs in coming days. Crash director Paul Haggis just shot a spot with Moore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Striking Writers Speak! | 11/24/2007 | See Source »

...that U.S. consumers - a key driver of global economic growth - might dramatically pare back their spending in the wake of this assault upon their wealth and confidence. In a recent letter to shareholders, legendary U.S. money manager Bill Miller warned: "The difference between what is unfolding now and the Crash of '87, or the problems with Long-Term Capital Management in 1998, is that they were confined to Wall Street, whereas this issue extends to Main Street and to the value of the biggest asset of most consumers, their house." With lenders tightening the reins, home prices falling and repossessions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bottom Dollar | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

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