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...Ashley is a student, Wilkins a beauty-salon stylist, and Doebereiner the manager of the Parkersburg, W.Va., Kentucky Fried Chicken. All are good, but Doebereiner's a real find. With eyes as blue as those her Martha presses into plastic doll faces, she brings a fresh look to a decent person who's addicted to the emotional status...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Let the Revolution Begin | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

Bombay may be India's hippest city, but until recently finding a decent international restaurant outside the top hotels was a challenge. Visitors wanting a change from local cuisine and hotel food resorted to fast-food chains or pseudo-Chinese diners, where the ubiquitous "chicken Manchurian" provided a spectacular example of the perils of fusion cooking. But Bombay is now finally getting the culinary makeover it has long deserved. And what Bombay does, the rest of India follows. Here's our pick of the city's best non-hotel venues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bombay Dux | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

Bombay may be india's hippest city, but until recently finding a decent international restaurant outside the top hotels was a challenge. Visitors wanting a change from local cuisine and hotel food resorted to fast-food chains or pseudo-Chinese diners, where the ubiquitous "Chicken Manchurian" provided a spectacular example of the perils of fusion cooking. But Bombay is now finally getting the culinary makeover it has long deserved. And what Bombay does, the rest of India follows. Here's our pick of the city's best non-hotel venues: INDIGO The first classy independent restaurant in India when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bombay Dux | 12/31/2005 | See Source »

...that are going to cost the taxpayers billions of dollars will temporarily mend the situation. But in the long term, the gap between the two communities will not close until the French of immigrant descent are properly educated and trained and the nation can give them real jobs and decent housing. Knowing my countrymen, I figure that will take a while, if it ever happens. Bernard Goussault Le Perreux sur Marne, France Heroes Give Hope Thank you for your extensive coverage of global health [Nov. 7]. In a world that is becoming more and more interconnected, the problems of people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Most Amazing Inventions | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...work can scare even the most prepared student into silence. I cannot count the number of times I have been asked questions at the outset of section that are either too open-ended to offer a decent response (“What makes this art?”), or worded in such a way that only the TF can possibly answer (“What kind of response might this work have elicited in seventeenth century Amsterdam?”), or so specific and poorly worded that nobody pays attention (“If Iqbal can be understood here...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien | Title: Awkward Silences | 12/16/2005 | See Source »

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