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...hair. Thus does he manipulate Linguini's arms, legs, shoulders! We understand that the boy is the rat's marionette - but strings through his entire body? Whatever quibbles you may have, you would have to be an idiot of elephantine proportions not to appreciate Ratatouille's grace, humor and power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rats! Poo! Duck! | 6/30/2007 | See Source »

...soften China, which resolutely opposes sanctions on Sudan, or to settle which foreign troops would be sent there, the tragedy in that region had clearly been given top priority by France, thanks in large part to its new Foreign Minister. In Khartoum, even Bashir - not known for his humor - appeared charmed by his French visitor. Like many African leaders, Bashir has known Kouchner for decades, since the Frenchman's days at MSF. In an anteroom on the top floor of Khartoum's conference center, Bashir joked that Kouchner had several times sneaked into Sudan illegally during the country's long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomat Without Borders | 6/28/2007 | See Source »

What is the most important thing that your son Adam should know about his father? -Sami Ith, GARDEN GROVE, CALIF.One really important thing for me is that he has a sense of who his father was as a person--his sense of humor and the kind of friend, husband and son that he was. That is the most beautiful heritage that Adam can have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Mariane Pearl | 6/21/2007 | See Source »

...eventually caught up, but ever since, there's been a dialogue between the "real" shows and the spots that pay the bills. The conversational humor of The Office--which Lawson cites as a model for the cavemen spots--owes a debt to the deadpan ads from FedEx, Monster.com and so on that target the same upscale demographic. The crossover hasn't always worked: Baby Bob, a talking-baby sitcom based on an ad, was insipid. But Max Headroom, a black-humored sci-fi series based on a Coca-Cola campaign itself based on a British TV show, was brilliantly subversive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's an Ad. But Is It Art? | 6/21/2007 | See Source »

...song. Celine Dion's You and I won the contest, but the bigger winner was the video spoof of The Sopranos finale that delivered the voting results. Featuring Bill and Hillary at a Jersey-esque diner, the clip wryly addresses concerns about the power couple's integrity, while using humor to disarm her netroots enemies on their own turf. Bada bing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dashboard: Jul. 2, 2007 | 6/21/2007 | See Source »

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