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...remember anything else I said. Watch - we're going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy." A bemused Obama responded, "I think that Joe sometimes engages in rhetorical flourishes." In a matter of days, Biden's comments were the subject of both a John McCain television ad and the opening skit on Saturday Night Live...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hidin' Biden: Reining In a Voluble No. 2 | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, the researchers conducted two experiments. The first involved a group of 41 undergraduates who were taken by elevator to a fourth floor room. During the ride, a research assistant who was unaware of the study's hypotheses, handed the test subject either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form on a clipboard. The drink was then handed back. When the subjects arrived at the testing room, they were presented with a personality profile describing "Person A" and asked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science Says We Really Are What We Drink | 10/26/2008 | See Source »

Other questions were aimed more directly at the subject of the Prize—how recipients are chosen, the effects of the award on recipients’ careers, and Wästberg’s favorite laureates...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nobel Literature Chair Talks Harvard | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...Nixon,” “W.” fails to provoke debate or shed new light on an already over-exposed political figure. Instead, Stone settles for a hastily-constructed biopic of George W. Bush that unskillfully combines a sometimes comedic tone with serious subject matter. “W.” is neither provocative nor riveting; it’s simply dull and conventional...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...deadlines. The current version, described by U.S. officials as a "final" draft, specifies that U.S. forces will withdraw from Iraq's cities "no later than June 30th, 2009", and from all Iraqi territory "no later than December 31st, 2011." There is certainly a provision for those dates to be subject to "review," but changing them would require agreement from both sides. Effectively, the draft agreement puts any "conditions-based" decision to extend the deadline into the hands of the Iraqi government. And on current indications, the Iraqis are unlikely to accept any extension. In fact, right now the Iraqi government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Iraqi Democracy May Mean an Early US Withdrawal | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

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