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...lots of things that would kill you now, but it was that sort of time. Everyone was nice and open and I came at a time when it was easier to be a black woman in America than ever before. I was lucky, and also I was kind of stupid in the sense that I didn’t know I could be heard. It was a fools threading where angels fared to go. I was just lucky. 9. FM: In “Autobiography of My Mother,” Xuela’s decision to shun the love...

Author: By Julia S Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Jamaica Kincaid | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

...mortgage in full, which even in good times is not the case. Historically, about 1% of all mortgages end up in foreclosure. That would mean during normal times this program would end up costing the government 0.2% of all the loans it originates. (Read It's the Housing Market, Stupid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Treasury's Plan for Mortgage Rates Could Be Costly | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...said. They had a drink and when they came out of the club for a breather, the owners closed the club, leaving Singh and his friend standing outside the entrance. “The club owners closed the shutters behind us and we were just standing there looking stupid and exposed,” he said.While they stood outside in the street, between 10 and 15 people dodged past them, running through the alley that led to the club. “It seemed like something was after them,” Singh said.The people screamed at Singh...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Undergraduate Witnesses Mumbai Attacks | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...serious about weatherproofing the country and saving all the energy leaking out of its homes, the country needs stronger policies that will make going green the smart choice economically, not just environmentally. "We don't have it," says Trethewey. Low energy costs "have made us all pretty lazy and stupid." Winter's coming, though - even as the world gets warmer - and we need to get smarter, fast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weatherproof Your Home | 12/1/2008 | See Source »

...lost nearly 100 pounds. Still, "This is not a diet book. Why not? Because diet books sell crazy. And by 'crazy' I mean sheer, unadulterated cuckoo. Americans spend more than $50 billion a year on diet products, and they spend a huge chunk of that total on books ... Anyone stupid enough to view The Urban Hermit as a diet book and use it as such will probably die of kidney failure. And deservedly so. Seriously, don't try it. You'll get hurt. Besides, it really sucks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Story of Self-Induced Starvation | 11/28/2008 | See Source »

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