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There is also a mystery at the core of the novel: What happened to Felix Atwood, the man whom Nelly used to be married to and who disappeared under mysterious circumstances? In keeping with its pervasive and carefully modulated echoing of Henry James - especially of his open-ended and slippery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dog Days | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

If identity politics might gain some black votes for Obama, it can also cost him votes elsewhere. So how many Americans will agree with Wright that race is still front and center? The number is notoriously slippery, because voters don't always tell pollsters the truth. At the Weekly Standard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Five Faces of Barack Obama | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

Wow. Who knew glue could do that? It seems that unlike us basement ping pong champions, table tennis athletes can actually use glue to snap the ball across the table in some pretty astounding ways. Think of slathering your palms with jelly or something equally slippery and then putting your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sticky Business of Table Tennis | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

They also concur, however, that the Great Ape resolution is a step in that direction. "I completely agree that apes should be protected against enslavement and abuse," says Corrales. "But when you start equating animals with humans, it's a slippery slope." One that he worries could eventually lead to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Spain, Human Rights for Apes | 7/18/2008 | See Source »

Other military equipment may also prove useful in fighting piracy. The U.S. Marine Corps has tested a non-lethal weapon called the Mobility Denial System, a fancy name for a slippery chemical spray that coats surfaces and greatly reduces traction. Pirates' sea legs would be no help if they couldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Piracy Sparks High-Tech Defenses | 4/18/2008 | See Source »

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