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...Vogue in 2007, we already knew that the magazine's editor, Anna Wintour, wears Prada, drinks Starbucks and favors sunglasses indoors and that her weapon of choice is more frosty glare than flaming pitchfork. In the course of the documentary, she reveals her eyes (hazel), her teeth (not pointy, except the canines) and what she believes to be her greatest vulnerability: her children. (See the top 10 most reclusive celebrities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The September Issue: Humanizing the Devil | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

...distractingly fussy and rococo. Grace mopes, but the magazine benefits. At the film's climax, Cutler plays up the drama of Coddington's refusal to allow an appealing but not-quite-model-standard image to be digitally nipped and tucked at Wintour's request. It's lively storytelling, except that Wintour's suggestion seems more like playful banter - an attempt to be charming for the documentary crew - than an edict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The September Issue: Humanizing the Devil | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

...much increase demand as kidnap it, inspire people to take the money they were saving for a new fridge and apply it to a pickup instead. As for the environmental benefit, the new fleet will save about 160 million gal. of gasoline a year--which sounds awfully good, except that we use 378 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cash for Clunkers: The Bribery Stimulus | 8/27/2009 | See Source »

...benefited from the program? From the manufacturers' perspective, everybody except for the luxury carmakers. Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, as well as Ford and GM's small-car lineups all experienced sizable sales increases. The perfect vehicle for the program was the sub-$20K midsize compact car. You will have a tough time finding any inventory that fits that description in most dealer lots today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Was Cash for Clunkers a Success? | 8/26/2009 | See Source »

...must first look at the strictly hands-off role the Federal Government has historically taken toward abortion services. Since 1976, Congress has mandated through the so-called Hyde Amendment that no federal funds will be used for abortion, effectively preventing Medicaid dollars from being used for the procedure, except in cases of rape or incest, or when the life of the mother is at risk. Private health plans offered to government employees, including members of Congress, have also been barred from offering abortion coverage, as has the military. (See TIME's video "Seniors Say End-of-Life Care Matters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Abortion Could Imperil Health-Care Reform | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

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