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In the end, though, he can't escape being a teacher. Taking a few minutes off from a particularly tricky horseback-riding scene in the dazzling Phobjika Valley, Khyentse Norbu explains his attempts to realize a Buddhist teaching that calls for blending elegant behavior and outrageousness. "You have to be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The God of Small Films | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

Diagnosing mental disorders has always been a tricky business, with doctors often relying on little more than observation, experience and the occasional hunch. Once the labels are applied, however, they stick, and medical texts tend to accept the results as truth--reporting, say, that two times as many women suffer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Sex Got to Do with It? | 1/20/2003 | See Source »

To be conscious in these days of Paxil, Prozac and Dr. Phil is to question one's own sanity on an almost weekly basis. Self-diagnosis is a tricky business, especially when it comes to the mind. Still, with all the memoirs of addiction and depression and the countless websites...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let's Not Overanalyze This | 1/20/2003 | See Source »

Nevertheless, it appears South Korea may have softened the U.S. stance somewhat. Unlike its nearly unilateral approach to Iraq, the Bush administration has been actively consulting with North Korea's neighbors during the nuclear crisis. Bush spent 15 minutes on the phone last week with Chinese Presi-dent Jiang Zemin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not on the Same Page | 1/13/2003 | See Source »

Politics can be a perception game, and Bush's plan is all about creating politically helpful perceptions. First, it is imperative that Americans perceive that he is addressing their fears about the economy. For this, the details of Bush's plan are far less important than the fact that it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Commentary: In Stocks He Trusts | 1/11/2003 | See Source »

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