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...deaths of insects and worms, their bodies so quickly absorbed by earth and weeds and road tar, devilishly strive to tell Ahmad that his own death will be just as small and final. Walking to school, he has noticed a sign, a spiral traced on the pavement in luminous ichor, angelic slime from the body of some low creature, a worm or snail of which only this trace remains. Where was the creature going, its path spiralling inward to no purpose? If it was seeking to remove itself from the hot sidewalk that was roasting it to death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Updike's "Terrorist" | 5/27/2006 | See Source »

...longstanding tradition of horror-fan xenophobia and be a stateside hit in its Korean-language version? Or will it be re-tinkered into a dubbed version with American actors in extra scenes, as Raymond Burr was shoehorned into the original 1954 Godzilla? Only time, and exhibitors' avarice, will tell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: X-Men, Keanu and Other Mutants | 5/26/2006 | See Source »

...one’s sexual identity is often very difficult. Depending on a person’s social circle, hometown, religion, and family background, this can be an even harder decision. Some gay students reading this may be thinking, “Well, straight girl, who are you to tell me to make this difficult choice that you won’t ever have to make?” I realize that I don’t have the right to tell people how to live their lives, but just as I beg a friend with an eating disorder...

Author: By Loui Itoh | Title: A Good Place to Come Out | 5/26/2006 | See Source »

...talk to Abbas, insisting that the Palestinian leader first implement his obligations under President Bush's "roadmap," which requires that the Palestinians dismantle the armed factions before any talk of borders can begin. It's a relatively safe bet that four to six months from now, Olmert will tell Bush that he gave it his best shot, but just couldn't make any progress with Abbas. At that point, when Olmert is looking for a green light on his unilateral withdrawal plan, Bush will have to decide whether to indulge his Israeli counterpart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Palestinian President's Peace Gamble | 5/26/2006 | See Source »

Sprawled in the middle of a university courtyard under a large tent, some 50 students at the hyper-competitive All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are doing what any doctor would tell them not to - starving themselves. Now on the sixth day of an indefinite hunger strike, their hand-written white T-shirts make clear their position on the government's controversial new policy to increase quotas for lower-caste students at the country's elite educational institutions: DON'T MIX POLITICS WITH MERIT; QUOTAS: THIS CURE IS WORSE THAN THE DISEASE; MERIT IS MY CASTE, WHAT'S YOURS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Affirmative Action War | 5/25/2006 | See Source »

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