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Games Orisinal www.orisinal.com Dozens of free Web-based games, gorgeously designed and relatively simple to play, which is perfect for non-gamers looking for an engaging way to waste time. Choices are presented as icons on the home page (no names, no explanations) but this only heightens the joy of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 50 Coolest Websites 2005: Arts and Entertainment | 6/20/2005 | See Source »

Goldin offers three possible explanations for her findings: peer pressure among professional women to keep their names may have lessened, surname keeping is no longer seen as a symbol of support for women's equality, and the change may reflect a general shift toward more conservative social values in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Mrs., Not Ms. | 5/29/2005 | See Source »

Or not. "Could the activity at the tunnel be consistent with a nuclear test? Yes," says the official. "Are there other potential explanations? Yes." Given North Korea's record of bluffing, "it's very possible they are pretending it's a test" so as to scare the rest of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Testing the Limits | 5/9/2005 | See Source »

In the realm of college admissions, Asian Americans usually are not given any special considerations, Wei said. He added that common explanations include references to the group’s high academic achievement and its overrepresentation. Asians are just 3.5 percent of the U.S. population, according to the U.S. 2000...

Author: By David Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Panel Examines Admissions Preferences | 5/9/2005 | See Source »

In the late 1990s, U.S. spy satellites crisscrossing North Korea picked up alarming evidence that suggested the rogue regime might be excavating a secret underground nuclear test facility. North Korea agreed to allow U.S. officials to visit the site--after Washington ponied up some extra food aid--but when the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parsing North Korea's Nuclear Game | 5/8/2005 | See Source »

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