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...that pretty common, where you can't even get access to the songs you want to use? Oh yeah. Writer Scott Neustadter and I couldn't have more similar music tastes, and we loved, loved, loved the new Kings of Convenience album, but it didn't come out in time. A big theme for the film could have been one of their older songs, "Toxic Girl," but it didn't really fit any of the scenes because it was a little too much on the nose and told the story almost exactly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Building the Perfect Romantic-Comedy Mix Tape | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

...still award seats based on HSC results alone. But, of course, no system is impervious, and wrinkles like reserved seats for scheduled castes (effectively quota-based affirmative action), connections, and under-the-table payments can compensate for inadequate scores (although most do not have access to such advantages). With similar dialogue on high-stakes testing in America, no one is blind to the challenges the system in India poses—especially considering the anxiety, pressure, and suicides associated with...

Author: By Ashin D. Shah | Title: (e.) None of the above | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

...mark the 40-day anniversary - a religiously significant day in the Islamic mourning cycle - of the death of 26-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan, whose last moments were captured on video and circulated around the world. The regime has been deeply concerned about the commemoration of her death. Similar 40-day anniversaries in 1979 fueled the unrest that led to the ouster of the Shah and onset of the Islamic revolution. (Read about how the regime tried to crack down on mourners earlier on July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief Euphoria in Tehran: 'We Can Win This' | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

...Moscow. He accused neighboring European Union member Romania of provoking the riots in order to pave the way for a coup against him. In June, Russia rewarded Voronin with $500 million in infrastructure loans. That was followed last week by good news from China, who announced $1 billion in similar loans. To put that in context: Moldova's annual GDP is just $4 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Communists Defeated in Moldova Election | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

...Basij did not hesitate to go after the protest cars. The back window of one black sedan had been completely smashed in; other cars were abandoned after similar attacks. A group of Basij were seen trying to bash in the window of one car, but the gang retreated because there were too many other cars around. One of the Basij, however, reappeared later holding a license plate in his hand, almost certainly to help identify the owner of the offending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tehran Dispatch: A Crackdown to Forbid Mourning | 7/30/2009 | See Source »

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