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...believe abortion is wrong, but I also think it's wrong when the church denies fellow Catholics the right to Communion and funerals. If the Church pushes away pro-choice members instead of welcoming them, people may not join...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...easy thing to tell your family members who have shown your child so much love that you're choosing a dude from your freshman dorm as a godparent instead of them. Which is why experts suggest you do it through a humor column in the back of a magazine. But we chose demographics over love. The Wus went to similar colleges, had similar jobs and do similar things with their time. Despite genetics and the 18 years we spent together, our family is less like us than the people we choose to associate with. Which means, sadly, that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid? | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

World leaders signaled they would not seek a legally binding agreement on greenhouse-gas emissions at next month's climate talks in Copenhagen, confirming mounting doubts that the conference would yield a landmark pact. Instead, a coalition including U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that it will aim to build political consensus, paving the way for concrete steps. The biggest challenge will be aligning the interests of developing and industrialized nations: the U.S., among others, argues that because emerging powers like China and India are among the largest emitters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...genius, Vladimir Nabokov's work habits were odd. He wrote much of Lolita in the backseat of the family car, a black 1946 Oldsmobile. (He said it was the only spot in America where he wasn't plagued by noise and drafts.) He didn't use regular paper. Instead he wrote in pencil on index cards, which his wife Vera later typed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

Mom’s home-roasted turkey was replaced with Jerk 8-Cut Chicken.  Instead of sweet potatoes and stuffing, the dining halls offered Sticky Rice (remember, that’s really what they call...

Author: By Rachel T. Lipson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Can We Have Thanksgiving Again? Please? | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

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