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...Thanks to sweat, underwear sticks to skin like glue. Note the third person—helping cute toddlers position themselves on the toilet just got twice as awkward...

Author: By Helen X. Yang | Title: Hot and Sticky | 7/6/2009 | See Source »

...Nothing Governor Palin knew that coming back to Alaska wasn't going to be fun and that she'd face a lot of criticism. Her response has been to withdraw. Excluding the budget and appropriations bills, which are mandatory, she has introduced next to very little legislation. In his third legislative session in office, Murkowski introduced 32 bills and saw 19 made into law. In her third session, Palin has introduced 12 bills - none that could be considered sweeping measures - and only one has made it into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Sarah Palin Quit: The Five Best Explanations | 7/6/2009 | See Source »

...distant third, with $26 million for the weekend, was Public Enemies, with Johnny Depp impersonating John Dillinger under Michael Mann's direction. Somehow the story of a bank robber who died 75 years ago didn't seduce the holiday audience. Maybe when the grownups have packed their kids off to summer camp, they'll belatedly discover this rare July movie aimed at adults. In holdover action, the two Are-they-gonna-get-married? comedies The Proposal and The Hangover maintained healthy chunks of their audiences, and Pixar's Up, challenged by another 3-D animated feature, finally lost altitude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ice Age vs. Transformers: It's a Draw! | 7/5/2009 | See Source »

...Dawn of the Dinosaurs, $42.5 million; $67.5 million, first five days 1 (tie). Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, $42.5 million; $293.4 million, second week 3. Public Enemies, $26.2 million; $41 million, first five days 4. The Proposal, $12.8 million; $94.2 million, third week 5. The Hangover, $10.4 million; $204 million, fifth week 6. Up, $6.6 million; $264.9 million, sixth week 7. My Sister's Keeper, $5.3 million; $26 million, second week 8. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, $2.5 million; $58.4 million, fourth week 9 (tie). Year One, $2.1 million; $38.1 million, third week 9 (tie). Night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ice Age vs. Transformers: It's a Draw! | 7/5/2009 | See Source »

...Commission's 370-page report collected more than 20,000 statements and took three years and several million dollars to complete. It investigates the causes and consequences of Liberia's conflict, a war that displaced a third of the people in the small West African country, left a quarter of a million dead, and countless more raped, disabled, and traumatized. Johnson Sirleaf is among 50 people the Commission recommends should not be allowed to hold public office. The Commission also says that dozens of individuals should face further investigation and prosecution, though does not include Johnson Sirleaf on those lists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Liberia, Sirleaf's Past Sullies her Clean Image | 7/3/2009 | See Source »

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