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That's the artful cunning behind the great ecstasy of filmmaker Herzog. And over 40 years, his audiences have found that ecstasy can be contagious. --R.C.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Fact To Friction | 10/29/2006 | See Source »

I object to your using an elephant's backside to illustrate the Republican Party's fall from grace. It was insulting to elephants, which are intelligent, sensitive and compassionate creatures. A better symbol for the G.O.P. might be the hyena. Opportunistic, hunting alone or in packs, it is ruthless and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 6, 2006 | 10/29/2006 | See Source »

The movie seesaws between the twin poles of masochism and sadism. It's a cunning variation on a behavioral test given to college students: they're instructed to push a button that will administer an electric shock to someone in the next room and, often as not, they do as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saw Came and Conquered | 10/27/2006 | See Source »

When she was 14, as Nicole Townsend agonized about the sort of girl she was, and how she looked compared to her friends, what began to take hold was a feeling that she didn't like herself very much. She figured losing a few kilograms would take her closer to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mind Over Mirror | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

Online political debate is not known for its subtlety--the blogosphere rewards the loudest voices and the brashest opinions. So it should be no surprise that, ahead of November's elections, the Net has become home to campaign tactics and material too inflammatory or incredible for traditional channels. Example: the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting Dirty on the Net | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

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