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...stage, each shed the chromosomes from each of the sperm - or did something to correct its chromosomal count, says Souter. "There are a whole host of potential mechanisms to explain this," she says, "but we really just don't know. We do know there were two genetic contributions from dad and one from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Kind of Twin | 3/28/2007 | See Source »

...Brotherston, has made Welch's gaudy pastels a bit subtler in shade, and simplified the neighborhood into two small houses (Peg's and Joyce's), with the castle above and behind. But the show seems even more populated than the movie. Five or six family clusters, of mom, dad and the kids, go out motoring in invisible cars. In a big pre-Christmas dance party, the floor practically vibrates with two dozen jitterbuggers. It's a great set piece, as is a scene of trees in the park coming to life; Edward's magic shears make shear theatrical magic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Edward Scissordance | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

...which features robots and hipsters making hyperironic pop-culture references), was picked up by United Features--the same company that renamed Peanuts more than 50 years ago. "I don't know why you'd want to rush to get to that cemetery," says Krahulik. "I guess everybody wants their dad to like them, right? They feel like they need that approval. I think we represent the exact opposite of that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Zip for the Old Strip | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

...from her parents two years ago to purchase a home in Cupertino, Calif. She's paying a fixed rate of 4.9%, vs. the 5.9% market rate at the time. "I'm in more house than I could ever have afforded on my own," she says. Mom and Dad, meanwhile, are enjoying income above what was available in a bank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Loan at Home | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

...Oprah, says her attitude to those who attend her workshops is, “I don’t want to know [your sad story].” What can come off as callousness towards undeserved suffering, is strong medicine for others. Another popular book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” published in 2000, claims the wealthy self-perpetuate not through trust funds or Ivy League degrees, but by passing down financial acumen and a general mentality of affluence—things that cannot be taught in well-funded schools...

Author: By Will E. Johnston | Title: ‘The Secret’ of Self-Reliance | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

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