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...acts that way. As he whines his way through the early minutes of the movie, it seems what he needs is a character-developing stint at the dump. Like Zach Braff's character in Garden State, James is a visitor in his hometown, convinced that bigger is better (his goal, naturally, is to move to New York). But that's where the similarity ends. James is no morose hipster caught up in memories of the past. Nor is he Benjamin Braddock, lolling about, passively awaiting seduction. James is seeking the future as fast as he can and resenting any minute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adventureland: Rides and Romance in an Uncertain Age | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...first sign of the behavioralist takeover surfaced on April 1, when Americans began receiving $116 billion worth of payroll-tax cuts from the stimulus package. Obama isn't sending us one-time rebate checks. Reason: his goal is to jump-start consumer spending, and research has shown we're more likely to save money rather than spend it when we get it in a big chunk. Instead, Obama made sure the tax cuts will be paid out through decreased withholding, so our regular paychecks will grow a bit and we'll be less likely to notice the windfall. The idea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Obama Is Using the Science of Change | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

Jerry Bruckheimer He is the executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning reality show The Amazing Race At 23, Alexander Ovechkin is already the Iron Man of the NHL, having played in 203 consecutive games. The leading goal scorer last year, Ovechkin has revitalized hockey in our nation's capital. What makes him great is his pure, heroic genius on the rink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The TIME 100 | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...local working-age population receives welfare benefits. Half have no formal qualifications. For leaders of the world's most advanced economies, the area offers a stark reminder: the short-term aim of the G-20 summit might be to revive the global economy, but the longer-term goal needs to be making it fairer. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: G-20 Site: 'A Cesspool, Bubbling with the Foul Products of Decomposition' | 4/1/2009 | See Source »

...request that the university keep unnecessary employees while cutting back on the salaries of faculty, whose presence is more central to the educational mission of the university, is unreasonable. Harvard is first and foremost an educational institution; while providing jobs for people in the community is a worthy goal, its primary mission is education and research...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Lay Off Our Budget | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

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