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The differences between the two Assaults--the new one's pretty good, the old one near great--are of tone, style and perspective. Richet's m??tier is juiced, as edgy as Roenick's psyche; it favors obsessive-compulsive tracking shots and some Dolby rumblings that make the theater shudder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Repeat Assault, with Vigor | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

Swann graduated in 2002 as a newly minted cognitive scientist, but the job he finally got a few months later was as a waiter in Atlanta. He waited tables for the next year and a half. It proved to be a blessing in disguise. Swann says he learned more real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grow Up? Not So Fast | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

There are several lessons about twixters to be learned from Swann's tale. One is that most colleges are seriously out of step with the real world in getting students ready to become workers in the postcollege world. Vocational schools like DeVry and Strayer, which focus on teaching practical skills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grow Up? Not So Fast | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

"One of the things I've learned is that sometimes words have consequences you don't intend them to mean. 'Bring them on' is a classic example." GEORGE W. BUSH, the U.S. President, expressing regret for two statements he made during his first term. The other was his promise that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

Nearly everything about the stories of Jesus' birth is mythical. Over the years tradition has added layers to the tales: farm animals, three Kings, the celebration of Christmas during the winter solstice. Inquisitive people?those who are not satisfied with the attitude of others who think they learned all they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

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