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Today, Anna Hrubesova and her family live in a worn municipal villa, divided into four apartments, which once belonged to the Henlein family. They also own a weekend house the government confiscated from other German residents. "You can tell yourself 10 times that nothing can happen," says Anna's mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Czech Republic's E.U. Holdout Has Public Support | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

“The Golden Calf” succeeds with well-placed humor that’s constantly in dialogue with (and occasionally mocking of) its high intellectual standard. The facetious nature of the hero will have readers laughing out loud more than once: “The angels want...

Author: By Brianne Corcoran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Translation of a Soviet Touchstone | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

Indeed, Catalonia has long led the movement to do away with what is still referred to in Spain as the "national fiesta." In 2003, the region passed a sweeping animal-protection law that, among its many measures, restricted towns without bullrings from building them and prohibited all children under age...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spain's Catalonia Moves to Ban Bullfighting | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

One reason for the wide disparity is how the costs are allocated. In Vancouver's case, there's a big debate about how to account for two major projects being built for the Olympics: a light-rail link connecting the city to the airport, and costly upgrades to the Sea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would Getting the Olympics Be Good or Bad for Chicago? | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

By any quantifiable standard, the city is on life support. Detroit's treasury is $300 million short of the funds needed to provide the barest municipal services. The school system, which six years ago was compelled by the teachers' union to reject a philanthropist's offer of $200 million to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detroit: The Death — and Possible Life — of a Great City | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

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