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...there are good reasons to think WALL-E may be an Obamaesque trailblazer. Since Toy Story in 1995, Pixar has steadily built momentum and begun collecting Oscar nominations in more and more categories. Last year's Ratatouille set a record with five, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Score...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can WALL-E Win Best Picture? | 7/7/2008 | See Source »

...part of the reason the other stations backed out is because they couldn't justify paying that much," says David Trainer of New Constructs, a business valuation company in Franklin, Tenn. "If it doesn't make financial sense, the next reason to buy is ego. 'I got a new toy. My kingdom is larger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Weather Channel's Real Worth | 7/7/2008 | See Source »

...said in a recent interview with TIME that capital spending was a key reason the Hummer had to go. With the market shifting away from trucks, GM felt it did not have enough resources to support four distinct truck brands, and the Hummer's reputation as a gas-guzzling toy for rich boys couldn't have helped its cause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can General Motors Recover? | 7/5/2008 | See Source »

DEVO sues McDonald's over Happy Meal--toy likeness. McWhip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Chart | 7/3/2008 | See Source »

...They are reassuringly banal. There are paintings of sand-dunes, palm-dotted horizons, tranquil seas; 'Detainee Z,' an Algerian engineering student detained without charges, then released on bail under supervision, after London's July 7 bombings, built a cherry-red wooden toy train for his son. A boat called the Allahu Akbar, its sail adorned with cut-out photos of Mecca and Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, is made out of matchsticks. So too is a model of an Andalusian Mosque, complete with arches and pillars, and a jewelry box embossed with 'Najat,' the name of some prisoner's beloved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Captivating Art from Inside | 6/20/2008 | See Source »

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