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...Oscars into a musical mystery tour, I think they're wrong. I think I'm wrong too; adding blockbusters to the nomination lists is part of the answer, but it's not the big answer. Which is: have a designated celebrity read out the five names in each major category in ascending order of the votes they received - the last-named being the winner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Fix the Oscars: Make the Votes Public | 2/22/2009 | See Source »

...There are certainly some unfortunate precedents: Self-proclaimed anti-gang vigilantes became a key part of the civil war in Colombia, where they morphed into paramilitary armies with thousands of members. These groups fought leftist guerrillas and allied with the government to bring down major drug traffickers such as the notorious Pablo Escobar. Many of the paramilitary leaders later confessed they had funded their own activities by dealing drugs, but claimed they virtually stopped anti-social crime in areas under their control. Gustavo Duncan, who authored a book on the Colombian paramilitaries, says similar organizations could emerge in Mexico amid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Crime Mounts, Mexicans Turn to Vigilante Justice | 2/21/2009 | See Source »

...year ago. Cellular sales are not quite as good due to market saturation and the economy. But, the use of wireless devices for sending items like data and video over wireless networks is improving margins in the company's cellular operations. Verizon has also made a major gamble that it can take home broadband and television services away from the cable companies. It will need to continue to market, service, and build the infrastructure out for that to get a return on its multi-billion capital investment. Verizon removed a very small number of people who serviced its Circuit City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ten American Companies That Won't Cut Jobs | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...pollutant sulfur dioxide, chiefly from cars, power plants and factories. In the same year, national CO2 emissions reached nearly 6 billion tons, from virtually every aspect of modern life. Regulating emissions would be like trying to gather up the ocean. In addition, the Clean Air Act technically requires "major" sources of pollutants - meaning those that emit more than 250 tons a year - to acquire costly and time-consuming permits before building or expanding. Again, because carbon is so ubiquitous, establishments as small as a fast-food franchise could emit more than the limit, which is why conservative critics have nicknamed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The EPA's Move to Regulate Carbon: A Stopgap Solution | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...Russell be finished with Carla by the start of the semester.“I left the set at 5 am and was at Cornell by 5 pm,” Gallo said. Once “Spanking the Monkey” wrapped, Gallo totally immersed herself in school, majoring in theater and saving Hollywood for after she graduated. “I don’t want to do anything else [but act],” Gallo said, “but I don’t have the fear other actors have because I got an education...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy Leage Student Graduates to Big-Screen Kinky Girl Roles | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

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