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...Japan. Five years on, Kuang's Japanese is impeccable and he's a first-year graduate student at the University of Tokyo. "When I first came here, people made fun of me because I didn't speak Japanese well," he says with a grimace. "But now, when I tell them I'm a University of Tokyo student, they think of me as that, not just as a Chinese." Kuang then breaks into a Chinese-style, open-mouth guffaw - followed quickly with the head-bob of a discreet Japanese bow. At just 23, he's already the perfect embodiment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chasing the Japanese Dream | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

Estimated number of gays and lesbians serving under the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. Twenty-eight retired generals and admirals marked the policy's 14th anniversary on Nov. 30 with a petition urging Congress to repeal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

There's an odd phenomenon being reported in tony enclaves across the country: highly educated, highly compensated couples popping out four or more children--happily and by choice. In Loudoun County, a suburb of Washington, four-packs of siblings rule the playgrounds. In New York City, real estate agents tell of families buying two or three adjacent apartments to create giant spaces for their giant broods. Oradell, N.J., is home to so many sprawling clans that residents call it Fouradell. In a suburb of Chicago, the sibling boomlet is called the Wheaton Four...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For a Few, the More Kids the Merrier | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

...Everyone running for office, from president to dogcatcher, has some view about health care,” Cutler explains. “The job of the adviser on health care matters is to say, here’s what you’re seeing...let me tell you about how the people who study this make sense of it and how they might recommend dealing with...

Author: By Samantha L. Connolly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Revenge of the Nerd | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

...tournament. First thing you notice about a girl: Bop It skills. Your best pick-up line: Hi I’m Will. Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I want to work for you because... Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: I don’t want to work for you. Favorite childhood toy: Shiner. Sexiest physical trait: My subtle resemblance to John Merrick. Favorite part about Harvard: HPT (Hasty Pudding Theatricals). Describe yourself in three words: It’s business time. In 15 minutes you are: Reintroducing myself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoped! | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

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