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...still in the hospital, his reconstructed jaw collapsed and a blood vessel ruptured. Emergency surgery saved his life, but because of a breakdown of tissue surrounding the artery, he has been in a constant state of treatment and recovery ever since, which has affected his ability to speak. When he appeared at New York City's Gotham Awards last November, his wife Chaz spoke for him as he took the stage to accept an award for his enduring support of independent film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roger Ebert: The Final Thumb? | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

...Before deciding whether to buy, however, make sure you can actually take advantage of the iPhone 3G's high-speed data network. 3G stands for third-generation, which in non-geek speak translates to Web pages and mail messages that, ideally, load about three times faster than on the original iPhone. Even better, 3G coverage enables you to make a phone call and surf the Web at the same time. That's great, if you live or work in a place where the 3G network of AT&T (the sole wireless carrier of the iPhone) is active. (To find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The iPhone: Second Time's a Charm | 7/14/2008 | See Source »

...speak Chinese,” he said, nodding and smiling. My mom gave up. He proceeded to tell us his name was…well, we weren’t quite sure, but we settled on “MacDaff,” after a variety of options ranging from “Magdeath” to “McDuff.” At the end of the trip, when we saw it in writing, we learned that his name was actually “Mega Death.” Obviously...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan | Title: A Comedy of Language | 7/11/2008 | See Source »

...Instant gratification came in the form of the power of having a secret weapon: language. In America, no one would speak in loud English to share a secret. We expect that people know English. But here, Chinese was lobbed to and fro, expected to be way over our heads. But even with only one year under my belt, I caught some words...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan | Title: A Comedy of Language | 7/11/2008 | See Source »

...King Jr. was granted so much slack after it was discovered that he had plagiarized some of his doctoral thesis (apart from the fact that he was one of the greatest humans our country has produced) was the tacit understanding that when clergymen or pious laypeople write, sing or speak of God, it is God and not their own egos that they are glorifying, even when they crib from someone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Owns That Prayer? | 7/11/2008 | See Source »

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