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...movie opening Aug. 9, you have to wonder if they think the title refers to something besides extreme sports. Like The Rock, whose Scorpion King grossed more than $90 million earlier this year, Diesel is also part of a nascent constellation of stars whose melting-pot backgrounds and features seem to be resonating deeply with young moviegoers of all colors. Hollywood has seen the future of the action hero, and it's multiethnic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: The Next Action Hero | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

What happens when politicians lack the will to make policy? Ask San Franciscans, whose city council last week proposed the city launch a pot-growing business to provide medicinal marijuana to patients in need. The legal pot conundrum is hardly a new debate in California, but what's notable here is that proponents of the measure have decided to bypass the local representatives by trying to get it on the city ballot in November. That's just what voters need - another referendum passed down by bureaucrats who are too irresolute to do their jobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Policy Without Politicians | 7/30/2002 | See Source »

THOMAS E. WILSON BEEF POT ROAST This ready-in-4-min. meat got the best marks from all experts. Melek said she and her husband thought it was "edible and even enjoyable" but their kids wouldn't eat it. Casella found the taste "true, albeit a little sugary," and Tracey thought it could be improved by "braising it in a flavorful liquid like red wine or stock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food Forum: Not Quite Ready to Eat | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

...Singapore's unglamorous past. This is a nation built from the sweat of uncultured immigrants who arrived 100 years ago to bust their asses in the boisterous port. Our language grew out of the hardships of these ancestors. And Singlish is a key ingredient in the unique melting pot that is Singapore. This is a city where skyscraping banks tower over junk boats; a city where vendors hawk steaming pig intestines next to bistros that serve haute cuisine. The SGEM's brand of good English is as bland as boiled potatoes. If the government has its way, Singapore will become...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A War of Words Over 'Singlish' | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

...their crops. This has raised prices for consumers - and created mountains of excess products. Under the new system, payments will be more closely linked to environmental and quality standards, and will be gradually lowered by 20%, with the money saved to be used for rural devel BRITAIN Going to Pot The U.K. government lessened the penalties for being caught using marijuana as part of the biggest shake-up of drug laws in 30 years. Under new rules, police will have greater discretionary powers to issue a warning - rather than to arrest - those caught with small amounts of marijuana. The police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 7/14/2002 | See Source »

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