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...films. His new film is a psychological detective story about a machine, the DC Mini, that offers the key to unlocking the meaning of dreams (even as animation is, in a way, the key to unlocking the feeling of dreams). A police detective hopes to solve a murder by telling his dreams to the sexy Paprika, who is also a staid researcher Atsuko. They're aided or threatened by the usual scifi-noir suspects; but the plot is so complicated, it's best not to worry about parsing it and just go with the somnambulist flow, which is where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rats! Poo! Duck! | 6/30/2007 | See Source »

...those over age 7 who rode a bike at least six times last year, according to the National Sporting Goods Association. That's up from 13% a decade ago. Yes, this age bracket is expanding as a percentage of the overall population, but demographics can't tell the whole story. After all, golf--the quintessential 50-plus sport--is moving in reverse, at least in some respects. Last year, for the first time in 60 years, more golf courses shut down than started up, and the number of frequent golfers declined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breaking Away | 6/28/2007 | See Source »

...have something to tell...

Author: By Jeanne Dang | Title: It Makes the Sweet Sweeter | 6/28/2007 | See Source »

...have something to tell you. I have cancer. I have eyeball cancer...

Author: By Jeanne Dang | Title: It Makes the Sweet Sweeter | 6/28/2007 | See Source »

...Iraqi men squatting shoulder to shoulder in the blasted, abandoned classroom couldn't tell at first that the American soldier addressing them was a man of real authority. He was slight, taut, with sandy hair and a thin beak of a nose. He didn't sound like a big shot; he didn't bark in a commanding voice. "How many of you are going to make it?" he asked, in sketchy Arabic. Several of the men - Iraqi police recruits - looked up, saw the four stars on General David Petraeus' cap and shifted nervously, unsure of what he meant. His interpreter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Operation Last Chance | 6/28/2007 | See Source »

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