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...movie, so if you're not loving it, halfway through you're going to be suicidal. My rule of thumb is: when I'm halfway through this movie am I going to be really exhilarated and excited, or am I going to be suicidal? If it's the latter, then I absolutely don't do that project...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Cronenberg Tries Opera | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

...improve population health has basically just two options. One is to push the frontiers constantly, improving basic health knowledge and medical technology. The other is to work with existing knowledge and technology, but to concentrate on allocating it efficiently. Almost all the WHO's recommendations fall into the latter category, and the commissioners are convinced that focusing on the social determinants of health will save both lives and cash in the long run. "We're wasting a lot of the money that we invest in health and health care," Satcher says. "All sorts of studies show that targeting the social...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Narrowing World Health Disparities | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...ranks of union and league in Australia, and well outnumbered in New Zealand. Broadly speaking, union, amateur until 1995, was the exclusive domain of affluent private-school alumni, while league was the professional game of the white working class. The few Maori or Islander players who broke into the latter were often racially abused by spectators and ostracized by teammates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Power Play | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...Today, she not only sings in Mandarin and Mongolian but also Tibetan, Sanskrit and a language of her own invention - the latter being a terrible affectation or a delight, depending on your point of view. Sa's look will engender the same kind of polarized response. She frequently poses like the Buddha in promotional photos, even though she is not actually a Buddhist. "Buddhism is a big part of Chinese culture," she says by way of explanation. "I'm interested in learning about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Way of Sa | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

...Gates' article made me want to stand up and cheer. As he phrased it, "There are two great forces of human nature: self-interest and caring for others." By using his own wealth and influence to respond to world poverty in a meaningful way, Gates exemplifies the latter force. His initiatives (sharing technology, providing small- business loans, eradicating preventable diseases) make measurable differences. Thank you for providing a forum for him to share his ideas. Rebecca E. Hight, Penney Farms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

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