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...hear their testimony and see the evidence--of detainees made to wear panties on their heads or leashed like dogs--is harrowing and haunting. It's also spooky how poised and telegenic the perps are; two, Javal Davis and Sabrina Harman, could easily fit into the cast of The O.C. But the ultimate anomaly of Morris' movie is how closely the story mirrors Hollywood melodrama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harold & Kumar Meet Standard Operating Procedure | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

...communications skills lag far behind. A study by the National Association of Software and Services Companies, India's leading software and outsourcing industry organization, forecasts a shortage of half a million IT professionals by 2010, largely because of a lack of grads with the "soft skills" needed to fit into a cosmopolitan work environment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Bangalore | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

...other work: while there's hot kissing, it's a strict PG. But The Host is a grittier read--much of the book is set in a hardscrabble resistance hideout. Nobody has nice clothes. There's romance, but much of The Host is about Wanda's attempts to fit in with her new human bedfellows, about feeling alone and different and unlovable--literally alienated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stephenie Meyer: A New J.K. Rowling? | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

...esque—bringing her daughter to the office of “Dr. Michael,” an overly muscular male with a medical degree. Here, the mother explains to her daughter: “As I got older my body stretched and I couldn’t fit into my clothes any more. Dr. Michael is going to help fix that and make me feel better.” When the girl asks if the operations will hurt, the mother answers, “Maybe a little,” adding that, like a butterfly emerging from...

Author: By Courtney A. Fiske | Title: Tummy Tucks for Toddlers | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

...This propaganda is as insidious as it is damaging. When the mother states that she needs surgery to fit into her wardrobe, how can a kindergartner help but forget that garments are meant to fit people, not vice versa? If we teach children as young as four that cosmetic surgery is a panacea for all self-esteem problems, our collective national body image can only become still more distorted. Notice further that fathers and sons are absent from this tale, a fact that sends the decidedly antifeminist message that it is only the female body that must be perfected...

Author: By Courtney A. Fiske | Title: Tummy Tucks for Toddlers | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

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