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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...three seconds. We see a guy elude his pursuer by jumping from a highway onto the street below and, as he stands up unhurt, get whacked by a truck that neither he nor the audience saw coming. Kudos to the stunt team for what could be the finest-ever twist on a standard action-movie bit of business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taken: The French Disconnection | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...broader field of regenerative medicine, and Melton's lab at Harvard is at the vanguard, bringing the newest type of stem cells, which do not rely on embryos at all, closer to the clinic, where patients will actually benefit. Last summer, Melton stunned the scientific community with yet another twist, finding a way to generate new populations of cells by reprogramming one type of fully mature cell so it simply became another, bypassing stem cells altogether. "If I were in high school, I can't imagine anything more interesting than stem cells," says Melton. "This is so cool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stem-Cell Research: The Quest Resumes | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...city is stuck in a time warp. For a taste of the 21st century, check out the new restaurants on the Grand Canal's south bank. Ancora is the latest to cause a stir with its all-white décor, nightly jazz sessions and Mediterranean-with-a-twist menu - try the raw tuna and avocado salad with kabayaki sauce, or the bass with olive oil and white beans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Venice's Party Colors | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...album is sold in a highly desirable hardcover edition, with postcards of the original movie posters and an inlaid film strip. But that's really just a bonus. Fun, edgy and eclectic, Retrochine isn't old Chinese pop with a contemporary twist; it's music for the 21st century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shaw Thing | 1/22/2009 | See Source »

...package. Despite the growing rumblings of both parties in the Senate, majority leader Harry Reid on Wednesday reiterated his pledge that Obama will have a bill to sign into law by President's Day on Feb. 16. But the question remains: Whose arms will the postpartisan President have to twist the hardest, Republicans' or Democrats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Economic Stimulus Plan Hits Bipartisan Obstacles | 1/22/2009 | See Source »

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