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...stand back and you realize it isn't just a matter of bad timing," one Vatican insider said, referring to the coincidental Williamson interview. "You scratch the surface and you quickly see [the Lefebvrites'] attitudes are not quite right. You're making a most important gesture, and at what end? They're just not ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Healing One Schism, Pope Benedict Creates More | 1/31/2009 | See Source »

...simply betrayed as re-enactments by their wooden dialogue that soon I began to anxiously question the authenticity of every scene. I felt moved by a sequence showing protesters gathering on a Rangoon backstreet in defiance of the junta. But when I learned that it had been shot from scratch in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, I felt something else: manipulated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burma VJ: Truth as Casualty | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...That's how the Foreign Press Association member do things. For its Best Original Song - Motion Picture slot, they rounded up five folks not primarily associated with movie songwriting: Clint Eastwood, Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé, Peter Gabriel and Bruce Springsteen. Critics in other groups may scratch their heads at the inclusion of this category, and especially of this year's honorees. The HFPA just sees it as another way to put famous fannies. The real critics groups have the freedom to honor their preferred films, whether hits or cult items; but the Globers have a sterner agenda. What matters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Awards Fever: Film Critics vs. the Golden Globes | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

Muji develops products in two distinct ways: from scratch or with the intent to improve on an existing one. That latter approach shows up in Muji's "undesign" redesign of chairs and tables by the German brand Thonet. An "anonymous" brand is particularly challenged in health and beauty, a category with products that people generally like to have fun with and buy to pamper themselves, says category manager Madoka Nagamoto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feelin' Muji | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...kind of competition and be in that atmosphere, because ultimately that’s where we want to be as a program.” Perhaps the Crimson can even the playing field when it fills the holes in its lineup. Senior Andrew Flanagan (165 lbs.) was a late scratch, joining sophomore Corey Jantzen (141) and rookie Zack Pope (125) as the third starter held out of the tournament.With the 125 and 141 positions empty, Harvard began all three matches with a 12-0 deficit, keeping the squad from posing a serious threat.“We took our lumps...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson No Match for Ranked Opponents | 11/30/2008 | See Source »

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