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...pretty Stewart is a questioning, questing presence; the Brit Pattinson, a sensitive-stud dreamboat. And Hardwicke is faithful to the book's chaste eroticism. The couple must put off having sex because, well, it could kill Bella. (AIDS metaphors are unavoidable here.) Yet waiting has its own delicious tension...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twilight Review: Swooningly True to the Book | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...ended up gaining about 30 pounds freshman year, and there was definitely tension,” Ehrlich says. “I was nervous they were going to ship me over to O, but I’m glad I stayed...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE GAME '08: A b.good Blogger | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

Even at the best of times, Hong Kong is one of the world's more stressed-out cities. Life for its seven million residents is a tension-filled mix of long working hours, fierce career competition, and the constant pressure to make more money to survive high rents and costs. So in these times of economic duress, with plunging stock prices and rising unemployment, that stress can boil over. In October, Caritas, a social services organization, set up a special government-funded hotline to counsel those suffering from the economic downturn. In the first month, Caritas received more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Due to the Economy, Stress Boils Over in Hong Kong | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...South Africa, SADC leaders recommended that the MDC and Zanu-PF should share control of Home Affairs - a proposal that would keep the balance of power tilted firmly to Mugabe's advantage and would effectively make the opposition the junior partner in a unity government. (See pictures of political tension in Zimbabwe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Zimbabwe, Mugabe Clings On, But His Power Is Waning | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...weeklong summit, which includes elected members of Tibet's parliament-in-exile, nongovernmental organizations and protest groups, comes at a critical time. After the Dalai Lama indicated recently that he had all but given up on negotiations with China over autonomy for Tibet, there has been increasing tension between Tibetan conservatives, who favor continuing talks, and younger radicals, who want to push for a free Tibet. After protests this March in Lhasa that turned violent, the radicals were energized. But since then they have been unable to channel their efforts constructively. "The community is feeling slightly lost and helpless," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tibetans Look to Future, Without Dalai Lama | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

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