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That encounter sent Wong, now 39, down a difficult and lonesome path as the leading advocate for those among Hong Kong's minorities who are poor and marginalized. Racism in the prosperous former British colony doesn't simmer into violence as it has in towns in northern England. Nor has...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Racism Fighter | 1/6/2010 | See Source »

Oleg Martens, a passenger arriving from London's Heathrow Airport who flies internationally up to 12 times a year, described his experience as his worst encounter with security. Passengers on his flight went through three checkpoints in all, including full-body pat-downs and carry-on items being emptied out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International Flyers Report Extra Security, More Delays | 1/6/2010 | See Source »

Moreover, Jake, who seems like such a cheery rogue in all the film's trailers, is so odious that the affair makes little sense. It's not Baldwin's fault; he's good at being bad, and Jake's awfulness does lend itself to comedy of the oh-no-he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Complicated: But Not Complicated Enough | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

Obama's family visit, like last year's, does not include any scheduled public appearances. Instead, the public will have to rely on the kind of chance encounters that made Obama as much a neighbor as a celebrity: taking in the Honolulu Zoo with his children, walking on the beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama, a Favorite Son, Will Perk Up Hawaii's Holidays | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

Scott Westerfeld, whose Uglies novels are huge best sellers, chose a steampunk setting for his new young-adult series. Leviathan, published in October, tells the story of two teenagers--an Austrian prince and an English girl passing as a boy--in a Europe divided between the Austro-Hungarian Clankers, who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Steampunk: Reclaiming Tech for the Masses | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

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