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...Washington's schools. Huffman, now head of public affairs for Teach for America, had no illusions about the challenges Rhee would face. But when he heard about the job offer, he decided to follow her to D.C. "Even though moving didn't sound like a whole lot of fun," he says, "the reality is that I genuinely believed that she had the potential to be the best superintendent in the country. Most people think about their own longevity, about political considerations." He adds, "Very few people genuinely don't care about anything other than the end result for kids. Michelle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rhee Tackles Classroom Challenge | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...fun part: writing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Danger: Walking While Working. | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

eBay may be the ultimate collector's resource, but it kills some of the fun. Sitting in your pj's doing keyword searches for Pez dispensers is not the same as pulling off the road to explore a junk store and finding a prize. Collecting involves more than just buying a full set of something. It is the quest for a family reunion: the posters for all 15 Houdini movies from 1919, all 177 pieces of a Minton dinner set. There's the possibility of failure and the hope for immortality. That helps explain why we have 17,500 museums...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Barack Obama, and the Rush For Election Souvenirs | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...risk wisely hold a smaller percentage of stocks than the average balanced fund (and also may own insured bank CDs). Which means a more typical experience for them is a 20% loss, says Gregg Fisher, president of Gerstein Fisher, a financial adviser in New York City. That's not fun, but it's nowhere near as bad as the headlines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Panic, Retirees! | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...WALL?E Pixar's ravishing robot love story is now on three discs (one for downloading) with loads of fun extras, including a cartoon short and a doc about sound-effects genius Ben Burtt, plus commentary on the film by director Andrew Stanton. He's a great guy to spend a movie with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Short List | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

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