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...robbing otherwise intelligent people blind. A careful analysis of Madoff's actions has not uncovered much that was not clear in the first few weeks of the investigation other than the fact that the people who gave him money were not intelligent at all. Madoff was such an improbable monster that the public followed the story with untiring fascination week-after-week. Once Madoff went to prison, the magic wore off. The stress tests became a perfect replacement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Curtain Comes Down on Bank Stress Tests | 5/7/2009 | See Source »

...Mann is a monster. He is the best fighter ever. There is no surprise here." - Pacqquiao's chief trainer Freddie Roach, following the win over Hatton (Philippines Daily Inquirer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boxing Champ Manny Pacquiao | 5/5/2009 | See Source »

...destroy his murderous bro. "We're going to make you indestructible," Stryker says in one of his many generic Dr. Frankenstein lines. "But first we have to destroy you." And then they have to face him off against a newer, nastier mutant: Reynolds, now retooled into a true Frankenstein monster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wolverine: There Ain't No Sanity Claws | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...trucks and SUVs rebounded once gas prices dropped. Smaller, greener vehicles were so much more attractive when our pocketbooks were under attack. Similarly, McMansions have gobbled up farmland--and now we're stuck with them for decades to come. Let's hope that when the world economy recovers, the monster vehicles will remain on scrap heaps, builders won't build monstrosities and people won't forget their enthusiasm for the simpler, purer life. Joan March, NEWARK...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

Bhabha applauded Tatar on her unique exploration of the role of horror in children’s books. “You fear the monster and you need the monster,” he said. “Children’s books raise this even more strongly than adult books...

Author: By Huma N. Shah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Books Leave An Early Mark | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

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