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...unrepresentative of where the American people are. It was fine for the days of the Pony Express, but it's not necessary to avoid a popular vote on Presidents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Howard Dean | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

...Scott Barber on May 10 in Rochester, Mich., opted for chicken with Boursin cheese in a phyllo-dough wrapping plus a fish option. Both cost about $20 a plate; steak would have been $40. Few venues let couples stock their own bar, but limiting the open bar is a fine option for capping the caterer's markup on the booze. Annemarie Conte and Andy Kielich will serve beer and wine and maybe two types of liquor at their September wedding in Dingmans Ferry, Pa. "We can't cater to every whim," says Conte, "which was hard for me because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Downsizing Your Wedding | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

...There are scenes in the new movie that seem like stretching exercises at a retirement home; there are garrulous stretches, and even the title seems a few words too long. But once it gets going, Crystal Skull delivers smart, robust, familiar entertainment. Ford looks just fine, his chest skin tanned to a rich Corinthian leather; he's still lithe on his feet, and can deliver a wisecrack as sharp as a whipcrack. Karen Allen, 56, who was Indy's saucy love Marion Ravenwood in Raiders, still has that glittering smile and vestiges of her old elfin swagger. They needn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indiana Jones: Smart, Sleek, Familiar | 5/18/2008 | See Source »

...supposed chaos that was to ensue if students were permitted to express themselves, so far there has been none. On Wedneday Heather wore a shirt to school that said "Gay? Fine by me." Others donned rainbow bracelets and shirts with messages like Got Pride? and Whatever! (under a group of rainbow colored people)."I was definitely worried about how teachers would not like me afterward," says Gillman, "but mostly the reaction has been very positive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Legal Win for Gay Pride | 5/17/2008 | See Source »

...Yeltsin: A Life, Timothy J. Colton has written a fine biography of Russia's first postcommunist President. He has done his homework, going to the Urals, for example, to talk to individuals who knew Yeltsin in his poverty-stricken childhood. One finding: a grandfather of Yeltsin's was persecuted as a rich peasant when Stalin imposed agricultural collectivization. Colton also spoke to acquaintances from Yeltsin's period as Communist Party boss in Sverdlovsk. He justifiably concludes that Yeltsin was already a rambunctious politician before Gorbachev promoted him to head the Moscow City Party in 1985. Yeltsin was like a bull...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boris Yeltsin: Not Your Average Statesman | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

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