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...running things in the larger world. In investigating the intersection where mini-histories collide with mega-history, Menzel provides a valuable humanistic service. People like Jan Dítĕ are always the victims of the politicians and ideologues who would engineer the human soul. And they never quite understand why they are carelessly chosen for exile, prison or death. There's something eerie in the serene way they accept their fates. But there's something sweetly comical about it, too. I Served the King of England may not be a totally riveting movie, but it is, in its gently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Review: I Served the King of England | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...just suggesting it was taken out of context. I understand how comments are taken out of context from time to time. But obviously, the toughest time of my life, physically and [in] every other way, would be the time that I almost died in prison camp. And I think most Americans understand that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: John McCain Talks With TIME | 8/27/2008 | See Source »

...Greek, Romans, some Asian societies today, but it's the Judeo-Christian attitude that came along that made us feel guilty of straying. You could love your wife to pieces and it's only your genitals that are doing the traveling, but it's a hard thing to understand. You can be emotionally monogamous and physically not monogamous. I think Viagra is one of the greatest gifts to monogamy. You may not need it to be with the blonde down the street or get a lap dance, but to be with your wife of 20 years or your wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ron Jeremy: My Life as a Porn Star | 8/26/2008 | See Source »

...green message gets broadcast in a variety of ways: at Claremont-McKenna College in California, students erected a giant Pyramid of Waste - a stack of Styrofoam to-go containers - designed to encourage students to eat in. "Fundamentally, I think consumers have to understand that some of the responsibility lies with them to create less waste," says Helene York, director of Bon Appétit Management, a company that has been dedicated to sustainable food initiatives at colleges nationwide since 1999. "If we create less waste, we don't even have to consider a need for back-end technologies [like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War on College Cafeteria Trays | 8/25/2008 | See Source »

...understand the team's feelings of vindication. The medal is especially precious for James. In Athens, he was a clueless kid who never got off the bench. During the TIME interview, he admitted he didn't respect what the Olympics meant. Plus, he got a fair amount of criticism for making that guarantee. Now, give him credit. Sure, the United States was pumped for these Olympics since the summer of '06, the year new U.S.A. basketball chief Jerry Colangelo and his choice as coach, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, gathered the core players of this team to start training for Beijing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Delivering on LeBron's Guarantee | 8/24/2008 | See Source »

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