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...code of honor he was ready to defend with his bulging forearms and fists, Popeye was a model of self-reliance. But now the irascible cartoon character's identity has become embroiled in a long-running transatlantic controversy over a question he might have answered with a spinach-fueled punch: Who owns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pow! Popeye Loses Copyright Battle in Europe | 1/16/2009 | See Source »

...Year upon us, this week marks the start of the postholiday season of running around like a headless turkey. If 2009 has already got you exhausted - from playing catch-up at the office or battling jet lag from a holiday trip - there are a few ways to punch up your flagging energy without downing gallons of coffee. Try these bite-size chews - they're like a pocketful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy Chews: Portable, Pocket-Size Pep | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

...Yellow Brick Road, said, 'Now darling, this is serious,' slapped her on the cheek, then ordered, 'Now go in there and work.' It must have been one carefully calculated slap from a man with impressive upper-body strength who was also a master of the 'corkscrew punch.' ... Apart from that smack, he stuck to his approach of treating young actors like adults - and the results could be startling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Victor Fleming Was Hollywood's Hidden Genius | 12/22/2008 | See Source »

Boom times for hoteliers pretty much ended a year ago. But the industry went into a real dive this past fall with occupancy rates dropping 6.5% in October and another 10% to 12% in November, estimates Smith Travel Research. "It's like someone has taken the punch bowl away," says Peter Yesawich, CEO of Y Partnership, and a travel industry consultant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hotels Try to Adapt to Hard Times | 12/17/2008 | See Source »

...some pay, and drive a fancy car.” Nevertheless, Common’s rapping seems practically virtuosic compared to the album’s disappointing guest appearances by Cee-Lo, Chester French, and Kanye West. Kanye’s performance on “Punch Drunk Love” is particularly disappointing. He contributes nothing more than Auto-Tuned crooning and a repetitive chorus that barely qualifies as rhythmic talking. The failure of “Universal Mind Control” goes far beyond monotony and lack of innovation. Common spent decades defining himself as a socially conscious...

Author: By Mark A. Vanmiddlesworth, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Common | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

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