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...Thais believe that a person's soul abides in the crown of the hair on top of the head. To bump, hit, rub, or touch the head is to offend the soul, perhaps causing it to run away from home." - Handbook for foreign students at a Thai university...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Englishman in the Land Of Smiles | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...proven to be an invaluable source for developing and honing the writers’ comedic writing.The Lampoon provided a forum in which Downey could sharpen his skills. “It’s a nice environment because it’s a bunch of smart-ass types who rub the edges off of most people,” he says. Likewise, all the hours that Kenward spent hanging out in the Castle during his time at Harvard helped him to think critically about writing comedy. “Part of it is just making your friends laugh, but you?...

Author: By Anna E. Sakellariadis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lampoon Writers Ready for Primtetime | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...think one of the most beautiful things is, children are happy just watching the luggage come out at the airport. That does kind of rub off, but I don't know how it affects the photography. We'll have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Annie Leibovitz | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...that different, there are points of major contention. One major clash is strategic: Royal calls for a partnership with centrists to recapture national power, while Aubry rejects that in favor of an opposite lean to hook up with Green, Communist and other leftist parties. The more explosive rub involves style. Aubry is staid and wonky, and she prefers more orthodox-sounding leftist pronouncements. Royal has a high-profile-celebrity quotient and a highly personalized communication style focused on modernity and change, frequently featuring frontal attacks on Sarkozy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Which Woman Will Lead France's Socialists? | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...just enough. There's also a wooden foot file and two toe separators for pedicures on-the-go. But if I had to pick one of these products to bring on the road, it would be the Peppermint Cooling Foot Lotion. It's the perfect consistency for a satisfying rub-down, and while I didn't see it listed in the ingredients, one veteran saleswoman said it contains arnica to relieve pain. I believe her. After slathering the lotion on, my feet got a serious case of the limpies. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top Treatments for Road-Weary Peds | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

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