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...Hollywood epics tend to paint their antagonists in comfortingly black-and-white terms; Turkey's dispute has many more gray tones. The conservative Muslims appear as new democrats, though only when it suits them; some cast the social democrats in the role of new hard-line nationalists; and Ataturk, whose biggest aspiration was for Turkey to join the "civilized West," would no doubt be stunned to hear that his military is skeptical of entry into the European Union. Meanwhile, investors are spooked, leading Turkish unions are on strike over a proposed social security reform law, unemployment is over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Face-off Over Turkish Democracy | 4/1/2008 | See Source »

...Europe that have swept over the Rio Grande as the nation opens up its economy and politics and a new generation grows up with the Internet and cable TV. Punks, goths, rockabillies, rastas, breakdancers, skaters and metallers all now pace Mexican streets, adorn its plazas and spray paint its walls. But while most of the trends have met with a begrudging acceptance, emos have provoked a violent backlash. As well as running riot in Queretaro, a mob also attacked emos in the heart of Mexico City this month. Furthermore, emos complain they are being increasingly threatened and assaulted by smaller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico's Emo-Bashing Problem | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

...mandate is a repudiation of the DPP's preference for a more distant relationship with China. Though Hsieh also favored expanding ties with China, the DPP and its supporters are far more wary of China and fear absorption by their giant neighbor. During the campaign, Hsieh attempted to paint Ma's plans as a route toward de facto unification. In the days before the vote, he tried to capitalize on Beijing's crackdown on anti-Chinese protests in Tibet by suggesting Taiwan could face the same end. "As we look at Tibet, we must think about our own fate," Hsieh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taiwan's New Head Seeks Change | 3/22/2008 | See Source »

...custom, all of the 12 House committees have spent recent weeks toiling over the details of welcoming the rising sophomores. On a recent night in Adams (the house where I was arbitrarily assigned to live two years ago), dozens of residents descended on the dining hall wielding puff paint and poster board, poised to muster House pride. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: The Collective Identity | 3/21/2008 | See Source »

...sail on the Cape 2. Paint, dance, or sing 3. Play sports, win Beirut tournaments 4. Take long walks through Cambridge Common...

Author: By Zachary A. Pollinger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The One and Only Housing Quiz: Does the Decision Match Your Destiny? | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

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