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...sentence of death and a killer ready to die would seem a perfect partnership. With condemned inmates around the country spending an average of 10 years wading through appeals, both the state and the convict can get impatient. Since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, almost 12% of all U.S. executions have been of so-called volunteers, murderers who plead guilty and ask for death or, more commonly, waive their appeals. As death houses around the country begin to crowd with volunteers, however, their presence raises questions about whether a justice system can be fair when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When a Killer Wants to Die | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

Before Ross found his voice as a volunteer, he was a silent killer. He primarily stalked the back roads of a wedge of Connecticut called the Quiet Corner, hustling his victims into the woods before he raped and strangled them. But when he settled into death row two decades ago, the Cornell graduate became a prolific writer. He published articles embracing his fate, including pious meditations like "It's Time for Me to Die" and "My Journey Towards the Light," everywhere from the National Catholic Reporter to Might magazine. Ross's private letters reveal a far more agitated soul--alternately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When a Killer Wants to Die | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...sprinkle synthetic pesticide in your yard? Recent studies link exposure to the chemicals with reproductive and neurological problems. Only 5% of 90 million lawn-owning households use strictly all-natural, organic methods, such as St. Gabriel Laboratories BurnOut Weed & Grass Killer and TurfMaize weed inhibitor, which cost up to 25% more. To learn about organic lawn products, visit planetnatural.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOME: Escaping a Killer Lawn | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

...away. Into the alley wanders Sing (Chow), a loser punk who is desperate to be an Axe man. But destiny has another, redemptive scenario in store. This accident-prone scoundrel has the makings of a natural-born kung fu genius--just the fellow to do battle against that legendary killer the Beast (Leung Siu-lung...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: A Magical Martial Romp | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

...Luis' old movies are. Both are substitutes for the more immediate and commonplace forms of love that elude these fantasists of impossible perfection. And both surrender to a final irony: real life may be the cruelest of all illusions, a fantasy-film star (Sonia Braga) could be a methodical killer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Crosscutting Across Cultures | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

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