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...that examined video games for situations that violated international human-rights laws. "With games, you're playing for hours performing actions which could in real life be criminal," says Frida Castillo, the author of the report "Playing by the Rules." "It's different from sitting on a couch, eating popcorn and watching a movie." In addition to torture, the report documented extra-judicial executions, the shooting of injured soldiers and attacks against civilian targets, including mosques and churches. (See the top video games...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Video Games Save the World? | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

...like an air marshal looking for terrorists. At any moment, somebody could whip out a bagel or a danish. I do well in restaurants, where there's a lot of ambient noise and distraction, but one-on-one meals are a minefield. And don't get me started on popcorn. When I go to a movie theater, every movie is a horror movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Overcoming Phobias Can Be So Daunting | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

...Soon, the middleman could be a thing of the past. And it may only be a matter of time before movie theatres - popcorn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Indie Directors Give Movies Away Free Online | 12/26/2009 | See Source »

...least that's what FlyBy thought when we descended upon Northwest Labs Tuesday to take a look the CS50 Fair, which easily fielded about 200 people at any given moment in a techno-playing, popcorn-scented technological bonanza...

Author: By Naveen N. Srivatsa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: This was CS50 | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

...Toys in children's food may be as old as Cracker Jack (the caramel-covered popcorn has had "a prize in every box" since 1912), but in Spain, the tradition may soon go the way of liquor commercials on TV and smoking in restaurants. Concerned about rising rates of childhood obesity, the Health Ministry is backing legislation that, if approved, would ban restaurants and food manufacturers from including toys and prizes with their products. It's an initiative sure to make multinational corporations - to say nothing of untold millions of children - unhappy, but one that health experts say is necessary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Spain, Taking Some Joy out of the Happy Meal | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

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