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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Whether he's stripping a car piece by piece, cutting open a boy's stomach to pull out an IED or joining some Brit mercenaries (led by Ralph Fiennes) in the desert, James is a marvel to see in action. He has the cool aplomb, analytical acumen and attention to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hurt Locker: Iraq, With Thrills | 7/6/2009 | See Source »

The one thing that struck me was the gap between Federer's physical and mental abilities. He doesn't have this supreme confidence that other athletes have. As good as Tiger Woods is with a golf club, he also has this assassin quality to him. Federer doesn't have the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis Writer L. Jon Wertheim | 6/23/2009 | See Source »

The country's Dear Leader has quietly launched an educational offensive to ramp up his country's computing skills and build an internationally competitive IT industry, moves that experts say have been strongly encouraged by Kim's oldest son, Jong Nam, who directs the Korea Computer Center. Grade-school kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Korea Tries to Ramp Up Tech Infrastructure | 6/22/2009 | See Source »

You seem to have a fairly low opinion of dads, or at least of what you're doing as a dad. Has any father ever come up to you after having read it and said, "This is preposterous. I love my children! How dare you, sir?" The problem with the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michael Lewis on Father's Day | 6/19/2009 | See Source »

The literature of the post-Bourdainian era is vast and unfortunately mostly forgettable (with a few notable exceptions, like Bill Buford's Heat). But to those who crave them, even bad chef memoirs have a certain mesmerizing quality. Take John DeLucie's The Hunger. Unlike Bourdain, DeLucie is not a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chef Lit: Kitchen Writing | 6/17/2009 | See Source »

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