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...with a woman, they always knew that they were attracted to men. It just so happened that in my instance and my situation, I had not had a desire or thought of being with another man until I was molested by the male next-door neighbor. An incident helped spark, I would say, or created an opening for me to start questioning or start experimenting. There was a male in my group who I used to hang out with as a kid. And for the first time I looked at him, and I thought, oh my God, he's very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guess Who's Gay in Hip-Hop | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

...international media denouncing China. Why must this genteel lady cause harm to do good? At a recent preaching stop in Hong Kong, Farrow again bashed the Chinese, but evaded questions on the U.S. role in humanitarian crises in the Middle East. It's hypocritical double standards like these that spark this "virulent" Chinese nationalism. Man-piu Lee, Hong Kong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

...like Angola and Chad, Chinese aid has allowed venal governments to ignore multinational donors seeking conditions to ensure that governments buy bread, not BMWs. In a world where easily recoverable oil is dwindling and the price has hit record highs, competition for untapped offshore petroleum in West Africa could spark conflict, with Chinese and Western firms jockeying to build new infrastructure, control ports and woo political leaders. Through its training programs for African technocrats, many of whom return from China amazed, Beijing could indeed promote its authoritarian development model to a continent where democracy still has shallow roots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China and Africa: Growing Pains | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

...comes on, and Harrington is struck by the savage integrity of the image of an animated blue towel smoking pot. A ray of hope appears. If anyone can answer this daunting question, it’s “South Park” head animator Ryan Quincy. From this spark of genius comes the collaboration that is Les Savy Fav’s “What Would Wolves Do” music video. In Quincy’s vision of what wolves would do, an animated wolf/bear duo of intergalactic adventurers explore a planet inhabited by pouty-mouthed, bikini...

Author: By Kirsten E.M. Slungaard, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Les Savy Fav | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...Hara has made the shift necessary to become a key contributor to the four-game winning streak, one of the few his team has had this season. His strengthened presence on the team will hopefully continue to spark life into a season that has been full of ups and downs—for the first time in a long time, the Crimson enters its final weekend of play eliminated from postseason contention...

Author: By Melanie E. Long, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: O’Hara Jumpstarts Harvard’s Momentum | 4/21/2008 | See Source »

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