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...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 soul, is familiar from many a Philip K. Dick story, like Minority Report, not to mention The Matrix and, in its proposing of a renegade colony of humans, District 9. Unfortunately "like" doesn't mean "as good as." Surrogates is busy and brainy but dyspeptic - an action movie that aspires...

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

...Sentimental Education,” looking for action and conflict and the meaning of life, “not bothered at all about the artificial act of reading and writing a novel.” Over time, the wisdom in the bildungsroman shaped his soul and he grew reflective and unsettled, as a driver becomes conscious of his machine, he said...

Author: By Alex M. Mcleese, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nobelist Recalls Naive Days | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...gain acceptance in society - like Lou's participation in the TV show - have exposed a deep-running vein of xenophobia in Chinese society. Last year, Ding Hui, a young man of African-Chinese ethnicity, caused a stir when he was called up to the national volleyball team, prompting much soul-searching about whether the athlete should be allowed to represent China alongside pure-blooded Chinese competitors. Eventually, Ding Hui did go on to play for the national team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can a Mixed-Race Contestant Become a Chinese Idol? | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

What is a consequential stranger? If you look at the relationship continuum from stranger to soul mate, consequential strangers fall in that vast territory just beyond strangers and just short of friends. When people say they have 765 friends on Facebook, most of them are consequential strangers. Your hairdresser is probably a consequential stranger. Your lawyer may be. The person who comes in to clean your house and who has been doing it for 30 years might be a close consequential stranger. But you also have a lot of people on the periphery: the nice woman in accounting whom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Importance of Consequential Strangers | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

...None converted their manure to electricity or took advantage of new, more environmentally friendly technologies. The modern direction of large-scale animal operations is to employ skilled professionals in all areas to better care for animals, the environment and the consumer. Getting this done successfully has been far from "soul-killing" for me and those with whom I work. Thomas Sarosy, FAIR OAKS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

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