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...Windows slice across the surface in narrow diagonal stripes or in large trapezoids that cut widely up and across the building's various façades and open views to several floors at once. Though the impulse to enter is irresistible, it may take a moment to find the door. In other words, like his Jewish Museum in Berlin and his recent addition to the Denver Art Museum, this is another Libeskind building sure to have people asking, "What's that about?" To which Libeskind says, "Fine." He designed the thing precisely to evoke that response. "This is not something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Star Burst | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

When news broke that a Georgia man had potentially infected dozens of fellow plane passengers, it sent a shudder through the global-health system. Now he's in isolation, with an armed guard outside his hospital door, and other passengers have been told to get tested. Just as there's no way to stop infected birds from migrating or dangerous viruses from mutating, the only way to stop a disease like this from spreading is to keep the carrier away from anyone he might infect. "We depend on a covenant of trust," said Dr. Martin Cetron of the Centers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Plague on a Plane. | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

When police came to Nguyen Van Dai's door on Feb. 8, the Vietnamese human rights lawyer thought he was in for an ordinary questioning session. He was certainly used to them, having been called in by police at least a dozen times for running educational seminars on democracy, which authorities said threatened national security. But this time, it was different. Dai was taken to his local People's Committee, where about 200 murmuring citizens were waiting to denounce him for his crimes against society. One by one, the audience, mostly elderly, came to the microphone to speak - sometimes heatedly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vietnam's War on Dissent Goes Public | 5/28/2007 | See Source »

...movie's epilogue Jack Sparrow is seen setting forth in a dinghy, chasing his pirate ship, which has been mysteriously purloined. It is, shall we say, an open-ended ending. God help us, we silently whimper. You mean they're leaving the door open for another one? And another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: At Wits' End | 5/25/2007 | See Source »

...Americans to see exactly how their money is being spent, and demanded that senators no longer be able to request legislative earmarks anonymously. He worked with Senator Russ Feingold to implement common-sense ethics reforms, preventing members of Congress from accepting gifts from lobbyists and restricting the revolving door between lobbying firms and Capitol Hill. And that commitment has extended to the campaign trail, where he does not accept any campaign contributions from lobbyists or interest groups...

Author: By Robert G. King, Eva Z. Lam, and Nathaniel J. Lubin | Title: A New Type of Leadership | 5/25/2007 | See Source »

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