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...crossed Worth, he watched the lamplighter gingerly poke his torch, like a wizard's wand, up inside the glass globe toward the jet of gas. The bloom of light enveloped Skaggs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction: A New World Ablaze | 3/9/2007 | See Source »

...army spread to the civilian populace, sparking riots in which dozens died. On March 3, Reinado's forces engaged in a firefight with Australian-led peacekeepers. Four people were killed, but Reinado escaped. Earlier this week, mobs loyal to him thronged Dili's streets, burning tires and threatening to torch government buildings. "It can be hard to understand how things have gotten so bad so quickly," says Lucia Lobato, another presidential candidate. "Without a major change in leadership, I have no confidence that things will get better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Broken Promises | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

...basically said, ‘I want to be a medical anthropologist like you,’” said Kleinman, adding that Farmer was a “serious correspondent.” “I have a real sense with Paul of passing the torch, only that torch has burned brighter in his hands than it did mine,” he said of Farmer’s accomplishments. Kleinman described Farmer as “a wonderful fundraiser.” “It’s hard if you have a moral commitment...

Author: By Charles J. Wells, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HMS Professor Snags $100K Award | 3/2/2007 | See Source »

...This is not to say the hipster writers are bad parents--or writers; their work can be wise and moving. But the generation that as children was told by TV that "the most important person in the whole wide world is you" is finding it hard to pass that torch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Culture Complex: Too Cool for Preschool | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...indelibly linked to Captain Kirk, how do you pass on the torch to a younger actor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for William Shatner | 1/26/2007 | See Source »

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