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As historically important as Tuesday's initial hearing was - hundreds turned up at the court, including scores of international and local journalists - outside the confines of the ECCC, the start of Duch's trial seemed underwhelming to many people. Not one of more than a dozen people interviewed had tuned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Cambodia, Pol Pot's Regime on Trial at Last | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

To an extent, the lack of trust in elections is a consequence of inadequate political education. For frustrated farmers or construction workers or street vendors, it may be easier to imagine political change through a groundswell of antigovernment rallies rather than through checking one of many underwhelming candidates on a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia's Dithering Democracies | 1/1/2009 | See Source »

The turning point for Hanukkah's rise in pop culture visibility can be traced back to 1995 and Adam Sandler's hilarious, if now overplayed, "Chanukah Song" (a musical version of a time-honored Jewish pastime - identifying other Jews). "When you feel like the only kid in town without a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Culture Hanukkah | 12/22/2008 | See Source »

Axelrod contended that the general-election campaign was decided between Sept. 15, when Lehman Brothers collapsed, and Sept. 26, the night of the first presidential debate. During that time, Axelrod said, Obama established himself as a "safe change" candidate. McCain, meanwhile, announced a suspension of his campaign and a plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Campaign Postmortem at Harvard | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

The overture to Carl Maria von Weber’s opera “Der Freischütz” (“The Marksman”) calls up the dusky shadows and sylvan aromas of the German hinterland. It trumpets the glory of an autumn day spent pursuing the...

Author: By Michael A. Yashinsky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Opera Boston Misses Its Mark with ‘Der Freischütz’ | 10/20/2008 | See Source »

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