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Directed by Gabriele Muccino and written by Grant Nieporte, Seven Pounds continues a string of movies - The Pursuit of Happyness, I Am Legend, Hancock - in which Smith's characters are isolated and superior, estranged from normal life, ultimately trying to make contact with ordinary folks. It's been ages since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yes Man and Seven Pounds: Santas for Hard Times | 12/18/2008 | See Source »

Klein mentions the expressions on Bush's face. Among the hideous 9/11 images better erased from the memory is the one when Dubya is first told. He is sitting in a little straight chair surrounded by children at the school he is visiting. An aide comes over and whispers the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detainees' Rights | 12/18/2008 | See Source »

But perhaps the most remarkable thing about The Class is its conclusion. After all the edgy incidents it offers, when we come to the last day of school, the students are hard-pressed to recall anything useful or even memorable that they learned. They have, in effect, been babysat, kept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Class: A Year in the Blackboard Jungle | 12/17/2008 | See Source »

In our house, we're about to be reminded how strongly they feel about leaving out the correct cookies for Santa. Just as they feel strongly about the traditional sleepover the night before the last day of school. Or the cake on the dock on the last night of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Listen to the Kids | 12/17/2008 | See Source »

• "I've been fortunate to go to some of the top schools in America...but I can tell you, without a doubt, that some of the best lessons I've learned in life are from playing basketball on Chicago's inner-city playgrounds. There's nothing like it." - on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education Secretary: Arne Duncan | 12/17/2008 | See Source »

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