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...this sequel might be different. This one--the one with the characters you want so much to hang out with again for two hours--could be good. "A friend of mine said there are only three good sequels," says Matt Damon, who stars in Ocean's Twelve. "The New Testament is better than the Old. Huck Finn is better than Tom Sawyer, and Godfather II is better than The Godfather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fall Preview | 8/30/2004 | See Source »

...sense of betrayal is building among Jewish groups over two votes at the Presbyterians' recent General Assembly. The first tally sustained funding for "Messianic Jewish" congregations like Avodat Yisrael, a Philadelphia-area Presbyterian gathering that meets Saturdays and gives every appearance of being a synagogue but features New Testament readings. Most Jews consider such entities, often funded by conservative Christian groups, to be a devious way of luring new converts to Christianity. The second vote initiated the church's "phased selective divestment" from some corporations operating in Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Interfaith Friendship Frayed | 8/2/2004 | See Source »

...would not approve of this.” Later, O’Reilly claimed Glick had “accused President Bush of knowing about 9/11 and murdering his own father.” Glick, of course, had said nothing of the sort. Such repugnant behavior is a testament to the network’s hypocrisy and distortion...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Movie Review: Outfoxed | 7/23/2004 | See Source »

...turning over fields?an agricultural innovation, perhaps, meant to increase crop yields. But the locals know the truth. Buried under the pyramids, which now number in the thousands, are their mothers and fathers, brothers, sisters and cousins, all victims of AIDS. Like silent sentries, the dirt graves are a testament to China's worst-kept secret...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Secret Plague | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

...also told Johnson he didn't want to see any "phony names"--people stuck on the list as a nod to diversity or to mollify an interest group. There was a gambit with John McCain in June; Kerry warmed to the fun of floating the name as a testament to civility and bipartisanship, not to mention how it would drive the White House crazy. The actual list of serious contenders grew to about 25. Kerry consulted just about every Democrat who matters, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, all his fellow Democratic Senators and much of the rank and file...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside The Decision: The Gleam Team | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

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