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...that seems like a no-lose formula, it's worth remembering that one of the biggest entertainment corporations in the U.S. (2008 revenues: $37.8 billion) is relying on teenagers for a major source of revenue. Even worse, on celebrity teenagers. They grow up, change their minds, get less cute, rebel, make choices their fans' parents don't approve of. (Seminaked Vanity Fair shoot, anyone?) They're on Twitter and Facebook. The opportunities for doing something irresponsible are legion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making New Mileys: Disney's Teen-Star Factory | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

Fashion Faux Pas: Lose the hair extensions. ASAP...

Author: By June Q. Wu | Title: Recap: "Enough About Eve" and Vanessa too, please! | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

...focus instead on accelerating the training of Afghan forces, as many skeptics of escalation have proposed, is that it offers the worst of both worlds. It would deny McChrystal the reinforcements he believes are essential to avoid defeat ("Resources will not win this war, but under-resourcing could lose it," says the general). But at the same time, it would do little to shield the President from criticism on the left that he is squandering American lives and treasure on an unwinnable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Escalation Obama's Only Choice in Afghanistan? | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

...restaurants, one at each end of a block. One is a famous four-star establishment, known for its fine cuisine; the other is a McDonald's, popular for its low prices and speedy service. If the élite restaurant opens a branch on every nearby block, it will lose its cachet as well as its customers. Likewise, if the McD's starts serving pricey, five-course meals, its fans will take a hike. That's the central notion of this illuminating book. Maney, a veteran business journalist, calls this dichotomy the "fidelity swap." He argues that there is an inevitable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Books | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...didn’t lose it, but the other kid won it,” Wentzell said. “I did everything I could, I didn’t make mistakes, he just played a little bit better on the last hole...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Match Play Comes Down to the Wire | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

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