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...heaven or hell. "The husbands fall into two extremes," says Keh Yu-ling, director of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation which serves the new immigrants, "simple shy guys who dote on their wives, or men with no respect for women." Fan had a taste of both. Her husband was sweet, she said, until he lost his job and began abusing her. When he broke her rib, she divorced him. Fan is grateful, however, for her freedom and the custody of her daughter. Of her ex-husband, she says, "We do our part as wives and mothers, but when they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Regrets of a Foreign Bride | 1/22/2008 | See Source »

After 45 minutes on the sidewalk, Hendrick and the other Manhattan harpers move inside and dig in. Singings can last two days. Today the group logs just three hours. "Join in a song in sweet accord," advised one of the afternoon's tunes. And so they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Give Me That Old-Time Singing | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

...café, being treated like shit by a French waiter. Caribbean cruise: Board the Carnival Destiny (what does that even mean?) for a voyage around the southern Caribbean, stopping in exotic locations like Domenica, Antigua, and St. Maarten. If you’re really feeling badass, hit up the sweet “Millionaire’s Club Casino.” Except if you really were a millionaire, you wouldn’t be on a Caribbean cruise. Isle of Man: If you like cold, rainy weather, you’ll no doubt enjoy Cambridge, MA. Yet there?...

Author: By Mark A. Pacult, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Get Your Groove Back For Under $500 | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

Something about South Carolina, perhaps the sweet tea, seems to change presidential candidates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Tough in South Carolina | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

...That makes South Carolina a nice microcosm of the national Republican race for the White House, and it is the reason that all of the candidates are swilling the sweet tea in a final 48-hour quest to find a message that enough voters will swallow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Tough in South Carolina | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

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