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...half or double hero in Surrogates, another cyborg epic from the writers and director of Terminator 3: Judgment Day, and based on a graphic novel. The movie imagines that, in day-to-day activity, lifelike robots have mostly replaced humans, who sit at home speaking for the droids and controlling their actions. It's a piquant premise for those of us who see Americans retreating to near-stasis in front of their computers, enjoying (or condemned to) a life no more than virtual. But the main story, in which humans and robots do battle for the future of the collective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surrogates: The Zen Machismo of Bruce Willis | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

...This Friday’s game and The Game are the two exceptions: the tailgates before these games will be much more fun and definitely worth checking out.The GameDon’t worry about arriving early to find a seat; you will not have any trouble. Make sure you sit on the side of the stadium with all of the Harvard students, for team unity and also because a lot of the Brown kids probably haven’t showered in a while—just doing their part for the environment. When you find your seats, look around...

Author: By Ryan D. Smith, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Friday Night Lights | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...question Las Vegas has been asking itself since the $8.5 billion project was first announced in 2004, and it's taken on greater urgency after the city was pummeled by the recession. Two casinos sit half-built on the Vegas strip. Neighborhoods are dotted with foreclosure signs. (See 10 things to do in Las Vegas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How One Giant Casino Could Turn Around Vegas | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...Leon and South London rapper Jamie T to reach No. 1. Do you listen to any of them? I'm not familiar, really, with the modern music. Well, I don't really listen to music. If I switch on the radio and hear some nice classical music, I will sit and listen to it but I don't sort of play records or go for any particular type of music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vera Lynn: Britain's 92-Year-Old Pop Sensation | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

...game raises its stakes as you sit down to eat. According to tradition (invented right now), you have to dive for cover if someone sneezes in the beverage area. If this happens in the food line, for an extra point, a player can simply turn his head and no-look point to an H1N1 sign. The most difficult maneuver in the game, attempted and unconverted in one try so far, is to read HUDS’s on-table signs about swine-flu risks and then successfully mention “the crook of the elbow” in conversation...

Author: By Alexander R. Konrad | Title: Swining and Dining | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

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