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...five times the size of its neighbor. Geography still matters. And New Zealand, he argues, is being left behind by globalization. "Things are seen more quickly and clearly in New Zealand," Skilling told a gathering at the Lowy Institute in Sydney last week. "Just like in biology, the interesting stuff happens on the edge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Warnings from New Zealand's Birdcage | 6/25/2006 | See Source »

...least intermittently capable of a sort of addled sweetness as well those little flashes of meanness that make him recognizably human. He does a bit of innocence here and his nasty side comes out appealingly when he's defending his kids against the possession-possessed bully - his stuff is always better than their stuff - who lives next door and makes their lives miserable. But Click mostly wastes Sandler (along with Walken and Beckinsale), and the Dickens cheat - it was all (ha-ha) a dream - is not improving with the years. Right now, the best imaginable use of a universal remote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clicking Off Adam Sandler | 6/23/2006 | See Source »

...this technique was used by the ancient Egyptians, and a civilization that knew how to extract the brain via the nose probably had no trouble removing waxy buildup. After 20 minutes, the specialist plucks out the candle, cuts it open and proudly shows me the gobs of crumbly stuff that emerged from my ears. Sure, she probably nipped a little brain matter, too, but who needs IQ points? I'm going to be pretty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Salon | 6/22/2006 | See Source »

...Boehner: In-state tuition for illegal aliens. Welfare benefits for people who are here illegally. I don't know what all the provisions are, but there's some stuff in there that I don't think folks I know would agree with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing the Spoiler on Immigration | 6/20/2006 | See Source »

...each other's marriages, and it's not uncommon for families to have men belonging to rival militias. In one Gaza family, three brothers belong to Fatah, one to Hamas and another to the extremist Islamic Jihad. Says one brother Shahaaf, from Abbas's presidential guard. "This civil war stuff is an exaggeration. Even as a Fatah member, I know that there are corrupt leaders in our party who must be removed. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hamas and Abbas: Groping for a Truce | 6/20/2006 | See Source »

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