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...haven't got to the main contrivance of the plot, hatched by Matt Lopez and fleshed out by longtime Sandler scribe Tim Herlihy. Obliged to read the children to sleep with a bedtime story, Skeeter tosses aside his sister's PC books like The Organic Squirrel Gets a Bike Helmet ("Communist stuff," he opines) and invents a fairy tale of his own: a medieval frolic where he is Sir Fix-a-Lot and Kendall is Sir Butt-kiss. As Skeeter wanly improvs, the kids add impish twists of their own: that the sky will rain gumballs, a dwarf will ruin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bedtime Stories That Miss by a Mile | 12/23/2008 | See Source »

...wealth. "The loss of wealth is upsetting, but it's not just the losing money that gets you down," says Dan Ariely, a professor at the Sloan School of Management at MIT and the author of Predictably Irrational. "Not being able to understand what is going on is a main driver of unhappiness as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recession Not As Depressing As It Seems | 12/23/2008 | See Source »

...been a proponent of subsidies for corn growers who produce ethanol, as well as wind-generated energy and farm-conservation programs. He is also in favor of working hard to stop global warming, one of the main reasons Obama selected him as secretary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack | 12/19/2008 | See Source »

...more, book the "1769" package; pay $1,769 and get two nights in the Orvis Inn Suite, a facial for two, and a spa day for two, as well as complimentary breakfast. Both offers are good through Dec. 23 and from Jan. 5 to April 30, 2009. 3567 Main Street, Route 7A, Manchester Village...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel News: 10 Hotel Deals You Can't Afford to Miss | 12/19/2008 | See Source »

...match the price of your room to whatever the price of oil is at the opening bell that morning. Plus, if you book the "Black Gold Experience," you get a $100 gift card to Neiman Marcus, conveniently located next door. Rates start at $340, through March 1, 2009. 1530 Main Street, Dallas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel News: 10 Hotel Deals You Can't Afford to Miss | 12/19/2008 | See Source »

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