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...name he does not know. With the help of one of the whores, he learns to read, breaks into the safe where his records are stored, discovers her whereabouts and enters upon an odyssey of discovery that is dangerous - he is, after all, only 6 - yet touched by occasional grace notes. He is pursued by the adoption agent and her very tough bodyguard (if they don't deliver the boy they will not receive their fee) and in his travels he encounters people who wish to steal his money (and even his clothes), though he also runs into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Little Orphan Vanya | 1/19/2007 | See Source »

Visit the temples that grace the hills of Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, and it's not hard to see why the city seems like the perfect birthplace for the global-warming pact that was named for it. At the end of my trip last November, I toured the grounds of Nanzenji, a Buddhist complex that sprawls through the wooded slopes to the east of the city, and watched red and gold leaves fall upon a rock garden, where they were swept up by monks. Kyoto's temples show how humans can live in nature and actually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kyoto, Heal Thyself | 1/19/2007 | See Source »

...make up the rules. I just pass them along," she says. "I truly believe that without these rules, humanity is in for a tragic loss. Every single rule of etiquette, every single rule of protocol, every single rule having to do with any kind of social grace comes from one underlying rule, which was respect and hospitality for another person." I am suddenly ashamed. I resolve to come to a greater understanding of the fish fork...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Manners Matters | 1/18/2007 | See Source »

...Charm, wit, grace - clearly, the Motion Picture Academy needs to get Laurie onstage next month. And not just as a presenter but a recipient. A tough challenge, since he's been devoting most of his time to House. But his most recent movie, an indie effort called The Big Empty, might just make him eligible for Supporting Actor. According to the Internet Movie Database, Laurie plays Doctor #5 in "a bittersweet tale of Alice, her vagina and the infinite nature of the tundra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood With a British Accent | 1/16/2007 | See Source »

During lengthy public comment at the meeting, four area professors, a Boston city councillor, former gubenatorial candidate Grace C. Ross ’83, and a group of singing grandmothers voiced their objections to the facility, saying that the lab would endanger both its South End location and neighboring communities...

Author: By Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Objects to BU Biolab Building | 1/10/2007 | See Source »

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