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...rest of the Adventureland gang is good company as well. There's gangly, pimply, well-read Joel (Martin Starr), who offers James proof that there's intelligent life outside the Ivies. Lisa P (Margarita Levieva) is the essence of a mid-'80s goddess, all lip gloss, tight high-waisted pants and fluffy hair. An older, married handyman named Connell (Ryan Reynolds) flirts with every female employee, including the smart, sullen one James likes, Em (Twilight's Kristen Stewart, whose grins are seldom but feel like sunshine in an Alaskan winter). Connell is James' polar opposite, a heel who relishes being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adventureland: Rides and Romance in an Uncertain Age | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...signed by a President who's trying to kick the habit himself--comes as recession-battered states are considering charges on everything from pornography to marijuana as a way to pad their budgets. Tobacco taxation enjoys broad public support, but other recent efforts to impose sin taxes have sputtered. Proof, perhaps, that in trying times, doing bad can feel really good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: Sin Taxes | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

Unemployment Olympians must show proof of their unemployment in the form of a New York State unemployment card, a termination letter or other evidence of job loss. They register for events at the "Unemployment Office," a lopsided cardboard stand that looks like a recession-weary version of Lucy's "Doctor is in" leomonade stand from Peanuts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York's Unemployed Olympians | 4/1/2009 | See Source »

...Gaza, a Hamas official told TIME that Netanyahu's victory was "proof that Israelis are opposed to giving the Palestinians anything." He added, "Netanyahu only believes in escalating the military solution against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel's New Leader: Can the U.S. Work with Netanyahu? | 4/1/2009 | See Source »

...Another example of Harvard’s commitment to global health is the Technology Development Accelerator Fund. Launched in 2006, the TDAF provides (on a competitive basis) dedicated research support to Harvard faculty in order to perform key experiments that enable early stage inventions to achieve “proof-of-concept,” thereby increasing the probability that they can be licensed to industry for commercial development. To date, the TDAF has awarded close to $3 million to support applied research being performed by Harvard scientists...

Author: By Isaac T. Kohlberg | Title: Advanced Global Access | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

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