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...women should be open." Given government restrictions on the right to assemble and discuss political issues even in private homes, al-Fassi says it's impossible to know just how many Saudi women want change. "It's an exaggeration to call it a women's movement. But we are proud to say that something is going on in Saudi Arabia. We are not really free, but it is possible for women to express themselves as never before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Rights, and Challenges, for Saudi Women | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...Those are fighting words to John Derbyshire, a proud pessimist crusading against America's penchant for smiley-faced self-deception. The National Review writer and self-described "conservative gloominary" leads readers on a bleak tour of modern life, bemoaning the state of our society and culture (the '00s are the first decade without a living novelist featured on TIME's cover, he laments). Derbyshire's no fan of liberalism, but his main targets are the utopian fantasies of both parties and the notion that humanity can patch the flaws that led us to this woeful state to begin with. Embracing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Skimmer | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...hope to hell he stole those airplanes. I would be so proud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...rough day for us, and that’s why I’m so proud of our team,” Leone said. “We were able to withstand an incredible performance by Brown and just hang in there...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard-Brown Decided By Overtime Golden Goal | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...stereotype? “Throwdown” addresses these issues with mixed results, succeeding in being considerate yet funny, but failing to deepen the most stereotyped characters. We like that Mercedes’ dad is a dentist, but having her announce “I may be a strong, proud black woman but I’m a lot more than that” does nothing in actuality to flesh the character out. Regardless of communities or boundaries, though, surely we can agree that Drizzle is a terrible baby name...

Author: By Luis Urbina | Title: Recap: "Throwdown" | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

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