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3. The Shock of the New. Not to generalize about old people, like the typical Academy member, but every one of them is resistant to change or novelty. Anything new in movies seems less like progress and more like a renunciation of the artistic standards they were nurtured on. Consider...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oscar Wrap-Up: Why Avatar Lost | 3/8/2010 | See Source »

Led by the Sierra Club and the Rainforest Action Network, the enviro-alliance bought ads in the Hollywood trade press this week to highlight the similarities between Avatar's plot - the pristine planet of Pandora, 4.37 light-years away, is imperiled by a rapacious Earthly corporation bent on destructive mining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Green Groups to Cameron: Be King of the Environment! | 3/7/2010 | See Source »

While the secession remark drew derisive commentary, particularly beyond Texas, Perry is mining a historically rich Texas vein of independence. (Coincidentally - and helpfully for Perry - primary day on March 2 is also Texas Independence Day; Hutchison has tried to play on the coincidence with a "declare your independence from Perry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Rick Perry Turned Around the Battle for Texas | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

There's not much to fret about in simple particles of dirt or organic materials such as pollen (though they can trigger allergies), but lead, arsenic and DDT can be a more serious matter. About one-third of the arsenic in the atmosphere comes from natural sources - volcanoes principally. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's in Household Dust? Don't Ask | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

In Clinton's first two years in office, the Gingrich Republicans learned that the vicious circle works. While filibusters were occasionally broken, they also brought much of Clinton's agenda to a halt, and they made Washington look pathetic. In one case, GOP Senators successfully filibustered changes to a 122...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Washington Is Tied Up in Knots | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

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