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...deeper. There was a little boy crouching next to me at the edge of the window, and I turned to him, and pushed him so that he fell all the way down to the basement floor. I did it for no other reason than to see what would happen. I did it because I felt it was an interesting thing to do. I will never forget all my life that little boy's scream as he fell...I mention it now because I think I knew evil and wrong in that moment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anne Rice's Spiritual Confession | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...hunched avidity, and his intimidating stare lasers right through his Ray-Bans. Lenny's been trying to close a real estate deal with one of the new kids on the block, a Russian tough named Uri (Karel Roden). But people keep stealing the multimillion-pound swag. The culprits happen to be a couple of Lenny's enforcers, One Two (Gerard Butler, of 300) and Mumbles (Idris Elba), working on tips One Two gets from Stella (Thandie Newton), a silky lawyer of no fixed ethical abode. Uri has also, as an earnest of fellowship, lent Lenny his "lucky painting"; this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thug Chic: Guy Ritchie's RockNRolla | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...that contentiousness has lately seeped into moviegoing. Our texts for today are two indie films, Religulous and Fireproof, that appeal to diametrically opposed audiences. I can't imagine that there'd be a person who could respond to both films the way their makers want. If these movies happen to be playing in adjacent auditoriums at the multiplex, exhibitors might want to set up a police cordon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Would Jesus See: Fireproof or Religulous? | 10/6/2008 | See Source »

...type situation could happen now - though there are few signs of hope on the horizon for solutions to alleviate the effects of the market crash. In September, employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing and retail trade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which put the nation's unemployment rate at 6.1%. Shutoffs of electricity and gas are rising as families struggle to pay bills with the onset of winter weather across much of the country. And tent cities are beginning to pop up in places like Reno, Nev., and Seattle for the first time in decades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Consumer Confidence: A Key Recession Signal | 10/6/2008 | See Source »

...Balaraman played well in goal, notching ten and six saves respectively in one half of action each, the Lions proved relentless, taking a 6-0 lead after one frame and a 13-1 advantage into the locker room at halftime.“That’s what can happen when you come out flat against a team that good,” Connolly explained.But, while Harvard was aware of the challenge presented by the sixth-ranked team in the nation, the visitors showed prowess of their own, moving the ball effectively as four different players found the back...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nationally-Ranked Competition Drubs Crimson | 10/5/2008 | See Source »

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