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...happen to be in a not-so-hit period for movies, and an excellent one for long-form TV drama. Shows like Mad Men and Big Love in America, and Sex Traffic and Little Dorrit in Britain, are deft where feature films, even the highly hyped Oscar contenders, can be coarse - one a whispered revelation, the other a shock-therapy harangue. For a handy compare-and-contrast, check out the small- and big-screen versions of State of Play. You'll see the difference between a vital work of popular art and a patched-up retread. It's almost enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: State of Play: Better on the Small Screen | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

...David Plouffe: I think the unsung heroes of the presidential campaign were all of our millions of grassroots supporters who made this victory happen. We had sound electoral strategy in both the primary, which was to try to win Iowa and win delegates from as many places as possible and in the general election. But your success starts and ends with the candidate, and we had a unique candidate who met the times...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Plouffe Talks Family, Strategy | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...Bill Clinton, "followed by your own special New York City weekend." Or perhaps you would prefer lunch in Washington with consultants turned cable pundits James Carville and Paul Begala, "where you will get to tour all the amazing sights D.C. has to offer and who knows what else could happen!" And if politics isn't really your thing, well, there's always the third option: "You and a guest will watch live as the American Idol judges make their final comments and decisions on this year's most anticipated season finale!" (See pictures of Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Clinton's Campaign Pay Mark Penn? | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...numbers in Mosul, any negotiated extension of the U.S. presence risks stoking political attacks from the Prime Minister's Shi'ite rivals. Any move by al-Maliki to allow U.S. forces to keep up major operations in Mosul may weaken his standing in parliamentary elections, which are expected to happen in December or January of next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will U.S. Troops Be Asked to Stay On in Mosul? | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...greater global response to secure the release of ships still held in the region. So far, there is little coordination between the various navies patrolling the area, which now include NATO, French, British, U.S., Chinese, South Korean, Singaporean and Russian navies. "Collaboration among countries takes time; it doesn't happen overnight. It takes time to build up the relationship, the trust," says Toong Kaleong, senior manager of operations and programs with the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pirate Hostages: A Few Rescued, but Many Still Languish | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

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