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After the Bolshevik Revolution, the mansion served as a shelter for the homeless until 1934 when Stalin turned it over to the recently formed Union of Soviet Writers (USW). The Oak Hall became the most coveted, élitist and inexpensive restaurant in the country. Stalin himself visited on occasion, but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feasting with Authors | 9/26/2007 | See Source »

Maybe it had something to do with playing under the lights for the first time since high school, or maybe it had to do with playing on the opposite side of a preseason All-American. But whatever it was, senior cornerback Steve Williams rose to the occasion in the second...

Author: By Lucas A. Paul, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Williams Sparks Surge on ‘D’ | 9/25/2007 | See Source »

Remembering 9/11 I appreciated Jeffrey Kluger's article about commemorating 9/11 [Sept. 17]. We should never forget what happened that day, and we still need to resolve the serious issues of rebuilding and, to our shame, taking care of health and property damage. But in a country that celebrates its...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 9/21/2007 | See Source »

I appreciated Jeffrey Kluger's article about commemorating 9/11 [Sept. 17]. We should never forget what happened that day. But in a country that celebrates its birth with discount sales, gives passing recognition to Pearl Harbor Day and virtually ignores the ending dates of the two World Wars, the sixth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox: Oct. 1, 2007 | 9/20/2007 | See Source »

It was over in a matter of minutes, but the significance of the occasion vastly exceeded its brevity. On Aug. 28, 20 demonstrators gathered at a market in Burma's commercial capital, Rangoon, to protest against the junta's decision to dramatically raise prices of essential goods. Led by labor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burma's Military Solution | 9/6/2007 | See Source »

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