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The news was a shock but not a really surprise. Another Christmas death, another pop-cultural immortal with a Dec. 25 tombstone. Add James Brown to a distinguished list that includes Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields and Dean Martin (Birgit Nilsson, if you want to go a bit upmarket). Along with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Appreciation: James Brown | 12/26/2006 | See Source »

The great, first surprise of the 21st century was the re-emergence of religion. Not only did it arrive as the most powerful cultural force of the new millennium, it also came in a particular guise. It was a fundamentalist version of faith that was triumphant. Against the doubts and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Year That Religion Learned Humility | 12/21/2006 | See Source »

The empress (Gong Li) is canoodling with her stepson, the Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) is trying to poison the Empress, and the whole royal house seems less later Tang dynasty than Aaron Spelling's Dynasty. This gorgeous surprise from China's Zhang Yimou (Hero) looks like a martial-arts movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Best Movies | 12/20/2006 | See Source »

During their decade-long reign, the Howard government has considered amending the law in 1998 and again in 2001, but both times they backed down. Still, the issue remained on the table, and when the Minister for Communications, Information Technology, and the Arts, Helen Coonan, introduced a bill to parliament...

Author: By Bede A. Moore | Title: Drunken Displays, Media Moguls | 12/19/2006 | See Source »

Ironically, it was Murdoch’s own newspaper, The Australian, which last week reported the incredible frenzy of cross-media share trading that has occurred in preparation for next year when the laws will take effect. And, surprise, surprise, they’re all buying strategic stakes in each...

Author: By Bede A. Moore | Title: Drunken Displays, Media Moguls | 12/19/2006 | See Source »

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