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...their solitude with a saucy "Happy SAD day." Any holiday that triggers guerrilla opposition should give us pause. "Finding the right Valentine's Day gift is probably the most difficult shopping experience in any man's life," warns AskMen.com which notes that unlike Christmas or birthday presents, these gifts reflect not only taste and affection "but your degree of commitment as well." Experts argue over subtexts: Is giving lingerie a turn-on or just tacky? Restaurants sweeten the menu and hike the prices; Christian websites offer valentine messages from God. You can buy a heart-shaped potato on eBay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Valentine's Day: Forget it! | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

Despite its seemingly incongruous title, Alaa Al Aswany's novel Chicago is filled with characters who reflect the conflicting political and social currents churning through Egypt today. There is Nagi, an idealistic medical student who is passionate for democratic change - and for his blonde American girlfriend. In league with him is Dr. Muhammad Salah, a university professor questioning the meaning of his life and nostalgic for a simpler past. Almost another world away is Shaymaa, a sweet, veiled young woman from the Nile Delta who finds herself struggling to cope with modern life in the big city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Al Aswany: Drilling for The Truth | 2/6/2008 | See Source »

Granted, no discussion of the presidential candidates would be complete without attention to their personal characteristics. It’s important to recognize the candidates’ extraordinary identities, and it’s constructive for America to reflect on the place of women and blacks in political society. There is a fine line, however, between that discussion and one that empowers identity above all else...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Identity Theft | 2/6/2008 | See Source »

...wake of our victory, the détente between Man and Nature has been resumed once again, but perhaps the war is not over. Now is the time to reflect upon the lessons we can learn from trying to achieve titanic goals when we are but flesh and bone. But until the next fight, FAS server is here, there’s nothing to fear—you are safe in FAS server, and FAS server will...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: My <3 Will Go On | 2/6/2008 | See Source »

...euro currency has even more varieties. There is one version of the common European side for each of the eight coins in legal tender (although a new design was introduced last year to reflect the E.U.'s 2004 enlargement). But each of the 15 Eurozone countries has its own obverse, or national side, creating a total of 120 different coins in circulation. Added to that are the commemorative editions, and those produced by microstates San Marino, the Vatican City and Monaco...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe's Pocket-Change Democracy | 2/5/2008 | See Source »

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