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Flanagan's outright dismissal of marriage without children is insulting. My husband of 31 years and I--who by choice have no children--share interests, values and a sense of humor. Marriage also matters to couples who wed for other reasons. Irene Burkhard, BECKET, MASS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...Strangelove, wasn't fireworks but the end of the world. In the Loop sidesteps the happy ending, but sitting through it is a hoot: cruel people making funny cracks about life-and-death issues. You'll feel smarter just getting in synch with its hurtful, healing sense of humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Loop: Stinging Strangelovean Satire | 7/26/2009 | See Source »

...labor representatives on Porsche's supervisory board's protested at such a huge handout and Wiedeking himself suggested a more modest sum. Before the ink had dried on the check, Wiedeking announced he would donate half the money to a Porsche-sponsored charity. Not without a sense of humor, he also pledged to donate $2.3 million to assist "needy journalists". The German taxman will likely get a big chunk of what is left. "For the first time an executive has responded to the ever louder public criticism of compensation and bonuses for managers," wrote the business daily Handelsblatt. "It could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Porsche's Exiting Boss A Symbol of Capitalist Excess? | 7/25/2009 | See Source »

...people spending real money on this stuff? Humor is clearly a big draw: a study last year by Lightspeed Venture Partners found that virtual ninjabread cookies are given twice as often as virtual chocolate. There's even a create-your-own-gift application, which has more than 300,000 users. Make yours clever enough, and you could horn in on the estimated $42 million in Facebook gift sales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paying for Virtual Gifts | 7/20/2009 | See Source »

Karl gave me opportunities I never would have had. He was my mentor. And he topped all this off with a wonderful sense of humor and a great, maniacal, cackling laugh. Karl always made me feel like I was the son he never had. I loved him and will miss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Karl Malden | 7/20/2009 | See Source »

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