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...rightward, its Northern liberals became Democrats. Whereas many members of Congress had once been cross-pressured - forced to balance the demands of a more liberal party and a more conservative region, or vice versa - now party, region and ideology were increasingly aligned. Washington politics became less a game of Rubik's Cube and more a game of shirts vs. skins...
Watch TIME's interview with the Rubik's Cube creator...
...Taken together, the problems are a Rubik's Cube without an apparent solution. Developed countries with falling GDP and shrinking industrial production may not have the financial resources to right their own economies, and may choose not to afford to help nations which have the unimaginable issues of feeding and housing their impoverished citizens. (Watch a TIME video with the creator of the Rubik's Cube...
Watch TIME's interview with the Rubik's Cube creator...
...Rubik's latest creation, the Rubik's 360, will debut at the Nuremberg Toy Fair, ahead of its worldwide release in August. The new puzzle is a transparent orb consisting of three spheres and six colored balls that must be maneuvered into color-coded domes. Does it stand up against the original? "If you have many children, the first one is always different because you can only have one child who is the first," Rubik says. "They have different natures and talents for you to love." In an industry looking for a boost, a little sibling rivalry will be welcome...